International Incineration
TRUE or FALSE. Incineration produces clean, renewable energy.
What is FALSE?
Part of the human body that is most at risk from incinerator emissions
What are lungs? What is the respiratory system?
MRF stand for _________
What is Materials Recovery Facility?
RA 9003 is known as _______.
What is the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000?
Asian city pushing for a massive WtE plant in Tuas, claiming it as a “green solution”
Where is Singapore?
Name 2 diseases linked to incineration smoke.
What are Cancer, asthma, heart disease, birth defects?
Regarded as one of the country's influential figure on combatting WtE?
Who is Dr. Jorge Emmanuel?
Burning plastics is equivalent to burning this type of fuel
What is fossil fuel?
RA 8749 is known as ____
What is the Clean Air Act?
In 2018, this country received criticism for hosting one of Asia’s largest WtE plants in Quezon City, Philippines
Why is Japan?
A toxic byproduct of incineration still needs to be buried in landfills
What is Bottom ash / fly ash?
The DENR has occasionally supported “waste-to-energy” projects. Why is this controversial under Philippine law?
Why is RA 8749 bans incineration?
According to GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), this amount of CO₂ is what incineration emit compared to coal
What is about 1.5x more per unit of energy?
The UN goal that supports banning incineration
What is SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production) / SDG 13 (Climate Action)?
European country that was called out for importing waste from the UK and Italy to feed its incinerators
Where is Sweden?
Name one harmful chemical released by incineration.
What is Dioxins... furans... mercury... CO₂...?
In 2024, a city in the Philippines rejected a proposed Waste-to-Energy project due to environmental concerns
Where is Baguio City?
Section __ of RA 8749 explicitly bans incineration
Is it Section 20?
EU policy pushing member states to move away from incineration towards a circular economy
What is The EU Circular Economy Action Plan?
Tons of CO₂ that are released for every ton of waste burned
What is 1–1.2 tons of CO₂?
The company behind the recently suspended Dumaguete WtE plant.
Who is Suki trading?