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Within waste terms Incineration is a form of waste treatment which involves the combustion of waste materials, typically [[Municipal Solid Waste]].<ref name="Inc">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221036/pb13889-incineration-municipal-waste.pdf Incineration of Municipal Waste], [[DEFRA]] 2013</ref>
Within waste terms Incineration is a form of waste treatment which involves the combustion of waste materials, typically [[Municipal Solid Waste]].<ref name="Inc">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221036/pb13889-incineration-municipal-waste.pdf Incineration of Municipal Waste], [[DEFRA]] 2013</ref>


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Typically, incineration plant combustion temperatures are in excess of 850°C and the waste is converted into carbon dioxide and water. Any non-combustible materials (e.g. metals, glass) remain as a solid, known as Bottom Ash, which contains a small amount of residual carbon.<ref name="Inc" />


In legal terms, a ‘waste incineration plant’ means any stationary or mobile technical unit and equipment dedicated to the thermal treatment of waste, with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated.  
In legal terms, a ‘waste incineration plant’ means any stationary or mobile technical unit and equipment dedicated to the thermal treatment of waste, with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated.