Incineration

Burning of Waste

• Waste incineration systems produce a wide variety of pollutants and toxic emissions which are detrimental to human health, including dioxins, toxic metals and acid gases;

• Dioxin is one of the most toxic chemicals and is a known human carcinogen and endocrine; 

• Dioxin may cause cancer and neurological damage, and disrupt reproductive systems, thyroid systems, respiratory systems etc.

Landfill

Encapsulating Waste for a Maximum of 1,000 Years

• There are large long-term costs associated with landfills; causing pollution to the local environment by contaminating the groundwater and aquifers, contaminating the soil, and producing methane;

• Methane as a greenhouse gas is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2); 

• Greenhouse gases are said to be the leading cause of climate change.

Deep Well Injection

Placing Fluids Deep Underground in Porous Formations of Rocks

• Disposing of liquid waste deep underground has been linked to water contamination, destroyed ecosystems, toxic leaks and earthquakes;

• Once the liquid waste is deposited, it is not tracked and scientists have no real idea of how far it can travel or the problems it will eventually create.