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The U.S. generates 292 million tons of trash each year – and that trash has to go somewhere. Sometimes, that’s to an incinerator, where it’s burned and turned into electricity. Proponents of incineration applaud the abil...
Is setting your trash on fire a good idea? is an episode from Short Wave by NPR. The U.S. generates 292 million tons of trash each year – and that trash has to go somewhere. Sometimes, that’s to an incinerator, where it’s burned and turned...
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Published Jul 1, 2026, 14:01 long, audio available.