What are the objectives of incineration? Incineration plants produce heat and power from waste, reduce waste disposal to landfills, and discharge harmful emissions and bottom ash. The objective of the incineration plant is to maximize desirable outputs (heat and power) and minimize undesirable outputs (emissions and bottom ash). What is incinerators used in hospitals? Medical incinerators are designed safely to dispose of harmful materials at high temperatures. The process ensures no harmful gases are released into the environment. Medical waste incinerators have scrubbers to clean the polluted gases and other particulate matter. Which is better landfill or incineration? Its director Jacob Hayler told us: “It is better to recover energy from non-recyclable waste through (incineration), than send it to landfill.” … Mr Hayler says that overall greenhouse gas emissions from incineration are lower than from landfill. How does incineration affect our environment? Pollutants emitted by incinerators that appear to have the potential to cause the largest health effects are particulate matter, lead, mercury, and dioxins and furans. However, there is wide variation in the contributions …