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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Newfoundland shuts down incinerators

There's a fresh wind blowing in from the East.
Solid Waste and Recycling magazine reports this month that Newfoundland is shutting down all of its waste incinerators in compliance with a Canada-wide Standard for Dioxins and Furans from Conical Waste Incinerators.

Amazingly, Newfoundland had 52 of these facilities. The first 29 are now decommissioned, with 23 to go...

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