04-14-2015, 11:52 AM
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Isn't thermal treatment just another way of saying incinerator? Cue the cacophony of NIMBY protests, jk.
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Unfortunately, you're right. In spite of overwhelming scientific evidence, and the fact that small-scale waste-to-power incinerators have operated for years safely in other parts of the world, NIMBYism would be a huge headwind for them here. They're trying to get one approved in Hamilton, and the community is not surprisingly opposed.
Isn't thermal treatment just another way of saying incinerator? Cue the cacophony of NIMBY protests, jk.
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Unfortunately, you're right. In spite of overwhelming scientific evidence, and the fact that small-scale waste-to-power incinerators have operated for years safely in other parts of the world, NIMBYism would be a huge headwind for them here. They're trying to get one approved in Hamilton, and the community is not surprisingly opposed.