incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər 
: one that incinerates
especially
: a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials
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Bolster partnerships with environmental advocacy groups and leverage their platforms to make more people aware of the issue and the harmful effects of trash-burning incinerators.
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Kerri-Ann Nesbeth, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Modern incinerators are used to burn sludge, reducing 95% of the material into ash and exhaust.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In fact, the federal government is practically throwing cash in an incinerator by handing over blank checks to these predatory schools to begin with, only for courts to mandate debt elimination on the backend or borrowers driven into poverty by the schools rendered unable to pay back a penny.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Camden has a vehicle recycling facility and a solid waste incinerator thought to be significant sources of decaBDE releases to the local environment, O’Brien said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kerri-Ann Nesbeth, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Modern incinerators are used to burn sludge, reducing 95% of the material into ash and exhaust.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In fact, the federal government is practically throwing cash in an incinerator by handing over blank checks to these predatory schools to begin with, only for courts to mandate debt elimination on the backend or borrowers driven into poverty by the schools rendered unable to pay back a penny.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Camden has a vehicle recycling facility and a solid waste incinerator thought to be significant sources of decaBDE releases to the local environment, O’Brien said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Incinerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerator. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials
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