**5.4 Incineration**

Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves burning waste materials through the application of heat. Incineration is a widely used disposal method because it takes little space but is not generally used because of concerns about producing toxic gases as the plastics are burnt. The process of incineration involves waste collection, sorting, storage, handling, waste combustion, pollution control, to residue collection and handling. The incinerator is designed to capture the component gases for industrial purposes and remove the feedstock produced. The main product of incineration is carbon dioxide, and this is captured through

modern technology to avoid associated problems of CO2 like ozone layer depletion, which causes global warming. However, only a tiny fraction of the petroleum supply is used to produce polymers, out of which less than 2% of the used products are incinerated. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions from incinerated sources are not significant compared to carbon dioxide production arising from the burning of fossil fuels. Incineration and gasification are some of the technologies which convert waste to wealth. Incineration produces high-temperature heat, while combustible gasses are a product of gasification [50].
