Environmental impact of municipal waste incineration plant

Building an incineration plant is a project of a huge social undertaking. Neither environmental organizations nor the residents near the locations of such installations are likely to express support for such construction. Some of the main issues raising emotions in society are: emissions of harmful substances into the air, large investment costs and problems with managing residues. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of building municipal waste incineration plants, current waste management, and also the results of an LCA analysis on the environmental impact of chosen waste management strategies.