1. An Overview of
Zero Waste
Waste Incineration
Presented by Ann Leonard
Zero Waste Conference
Beirut, July 2010

2. • Incinerators waste resources
• Incinerators emit toxic pollution
• Incinerators depend on continued use of landfills
• Incinerators encourage waste production
• Incinerators undermine real solutions
Zero Waste
• Incinerators drain funds from the local economy
• Incinerators create few jobs
• Incinerators waste energy
• Incinerators are politically unpopular
• Building new incinerators contradicts the intent of the United
Nations Stockholm Convention
• Incinerators are a relic of the past. Investing in them is a missed
opportunity to chart another way.

3. Zero Waste