Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials at high temperatures.
Incinerators are used for which of the following?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Pollution (Solid Waste Management: Types of waste (municipal, industrial, hazardous, e-waste), collection, treatment, disposal, policies.)
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