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Examples of U.S. and International Bans
on Incineration
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|
State/County |
Action |
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Delaware |
Prohibited new solid
waste incinerators within three miles of
residential property, churches, schools,
parks, and hospitals. |
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Massachusetts |
Moratorium on new
construction or expansion of waste
incinerators. |
|
Louisiana |
State statute Title 33
prohibits municipalities of over 500,000
from owning, operating, or contracting
garbage incinerators in areas zoned for
residential or commercial use. |
|
Rhode
Island |
Banned new solid waste
incinerators. |
|
California
(Alameda County) |
Banned incinerators.
Passed waste reduction and recycling
act. |
|
Maryland |
State prohibited
construction of municipal waste
incinerators within one mile of an
elementary or secondary school. |
|
West
Virginia |
State banned the
construction of new municipal and
commercial waste incinerators. |
|
City |
|
Brisbane,
CA |
Banned new
construction of waste incinerators. |
|
Chicago,
IL |
Banned
municipal waste incinerators |
|
San Diego,
CA |
Banned
waste incinerators. |
|
NYC, NY |
All
apartment house incinerators shut down. |
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Berkeley,
CA |
Banned
incinerators for 5 years. Enabled the
city to develop recycling programs that
became national model. |
|
International |
|
Protocol
to London Convention |
Banned
Incineration at sea globally. |
|
Canada
(Nova Scotia) |
Complete
ban on incineration of any kind. |
|
Argentina |
Banned
incineration of all types:
crematoria, waste, medical. |
|
Sweden |
Implemented 2-year moratorium on new
incinerators. |
|
Germany |
Largest
state in Germany, North Rhine/Westfalia
bans municipal solid waste incinerators. |
|
Canada |
Province
of Ontario enacts hazardous waste plan
that phases out all medical waste
incinerators. |
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Philippines |
Banned all
incineration. First nation to do so. |
