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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The data is clear: Waste incineration is not clean energy and underserved and overburdened communities, specifically in Baltimore, are often bearing the brunt of exposure to waste incinerators given their physical proximity to these facilities.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
But this still means that most paper and plastic bags wind up in a landfill or, to a lesser extent, in an incinerator.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
All of the goodwill and warm feelings generated by the Mavericks’ run to the 2024 NBA Finals, and signing free agent Klay Thompson, have been thrown into an incinerator in a month that feels more like a decade.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
About two-thirds of those credits went to the two incinerators in Maryland, and one third went to Virginia.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
But this still means that most paper and plastic bags wind up in a landfill or, to a lesser extent, in an incinerator.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
All of the goodwill and warm feelings generated by the Mavericks’ run to the 2024 NBA Finals, and signing free agent Klay Thompson, have been thrown into an incinerator in a month that feels more like a decade.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
About two-thirds of those credits went to the two incinerators in Maryland, and one third went to Virginia.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Incinerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerator. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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