Nonetheless, the incineration industry sticks by its
guns. Rich Felago, vice president of marketing at
Wheelabrator Technologies in Hampton, New Hampshire,
defended the practice. His main argument was that
incineration is the tried and true technique for disposing
of garbage. Gasification and similar technologies have
had very few continuous trials with high tonnage of trash
to prove their efficacy and cost-effectiveness over time. Because
waste streams differ from country to countrywaste
in America is different from that of Portugal, for
example-it’s better to “keep things simple” by just burning
it all. “After you recycle and reduce waste at the
source, burning trash is the most sensible way to go,”
Felago concluded.