I'd like to see some more nuance in this debate.

You can "burn trash" out back in a big pile. Throw some diesel on it, let it go. That's different from cleanly incinerating everything at high temperatures, with a careful eye on emissions and a strict policy on what can get burnt.

I think being skeptical of our incinerator is pretty justified: a notably opaque company makes summer nights smell like fresh diaper pancakes for miles around while selling some steam and saying the whole gig is "green."

Does anyone know how what we have compares to the best-practices of incinerators around the world?