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Chemicals and Waste

Definition(s)

The controlled burning of solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible wastes to produce gases and solid residues containing little or no combustible material in order to reduce the bulk of the original waste materials. (Source: GEMET/ISEP)

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In other languages

French
incinération des déchets
Russian
сжигание отходов
Spanish
incineración de desechos
Arabic
حرق النفايات

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Waste incineration

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Montreal Protocol
Dumping Protocol