A state plan to loosen a nearly quarter-century moratorium on new waste incinerators is renewing a long-simmering trash war in Massachusetts over how to deal with the vast amounts of garbage that residents and businesses generate each day.
State officials say landfill space is already so tight that Massachusetts is forced to export significant amounts of trash. By the end of the decade, space will be so scarce that the state could export as much as 18 percent of the garbage it generates.
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How about if MA burns the waste in the State government?
All waste is incinerable, provided the escaping gasses can be directed to a filtering system to remove any toxic substances. This isn't even new technology, and the incinerators can help feed into the power grid.