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Burning waste is a dirty way to generate power – but it’s the least bad alternative to England’s broken recycling system

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par Edward Randviir, Senior Lecturer in Green Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University

Burning waste to generate heat and electricity was deemed the UK’s “dirtiest form of power” in a BBC investigation in October 2024, after the country’s last coal plant closed the month before.

The energy from waste sector has more drawbacks than just its contribution to climate change. Its incinerators are often built in deprived areas, where they emit harmful pollution. There are also allegations…

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