Actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo wrote as article for The Guirdian on the need to stop producing “forever chemicals” (PFAS, PFOA, etc.). But what stuck me while reading the article was this quote, regarding the burning of sewage sludge, but applicable to incineration in general:

“Some may frame incineration as a better solution to the disposal of sludge, compared with spreading that sludge over land. But that’s a false choice – and a dangerous one. In our interconnected world, you can’t just burn harmful chemicals and expect them to disappear. They don’t. They resurface elsewhere, often with even worse consequences.”

Read the original article here