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In Europe, a backlash is growing over incinerating garbage
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In Europe, a backlash is growing over incinerating garbage

For years, European countries have built “waste-to-energy” incinerators, saying new technology minimized pollution and boosted energy production. But with increasing concern about the plants’ CO2 emissions, the EU is now withdrawing support for these trash-burning facilities.
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