Minneapolis activists, including Nazir Khan (above), went on hunger strike over burning trash.Courtesy of Geoff Dittberner/Zero Burn Coalition
It may be. The number of municipal waste incinerators in the United States has reportedly fallen from nearly 200 in the 1990s to around 73 today — a significant long-term decline driven by cost pressures, tighter emissions controls, environmental justice campaigns and resistance to building new facilities.
Yet the story is more complicated than simple closure numbers suggest. While the number of plants has fallen, burning capacity has not necessarily dropped at the same rate, raising questions about whether America is truly reducing reliance on incineration — or merely concentrating it.
The controversy surrounding Minneapolis’ HERC facility, highlighted in Mother Jones, captures that wider debate: public health, pollution, overcapacity, and whether the future lies in burning waste… or designing it out altogether. Read the article (Mother Jones) - link - more like this (protest) - link - more like this (Minneapolis) - link - more like this (waste incineration) - link
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