Even though the immensely popular IPL 2019 cricket tournament is done and dusted, there is still more cricket to come with the World Cup looming large among the cricket playing nations of the world.

 

And with this blog, Haat will also be completing a century of blogs!  We celebrated last week our 20th anniversary in protecting the environment.

 

In this 100th blog, we would like to give you 100 reasons why incineration is necessary, important facts about incinerators as well as key factors regarding incinerator manufacture and supply -

 

1)                With a burgeoning world population, the volume of waste generated is only increasing day by day. Incineration is the only process that reduces waste volume by 95 to 96%.

2)                Incineration has also been able to reduce the quantity of waste being sent to landfills.

3)                The cleaned/scrubbed flue gases from gaseous contaminants including particulates are released safely to the environment.

4)                Waste can be disposed of as it is accumulated, enabling the work place to be kept safe and tidy.

5)                With energy costs rising, the heat generated by incineration can be utilized usefully to generating electricity like is being done in Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Germany, USA and Canada, to name a few countries.

6)                Incineration has other benefits like destroying contaminated medical waste and other life risking garbage.

7)                Where the availability of land is a problem, like in Japan, incineration is the right solution.

8)                Heat from incineration can also be used in cold climates to keep homes and work places warm.

9)                Experience shows that landfills release more greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxides, dioxin, hydrocarbon and volatile organic compounds.

10)             Landfills also leach poisonous contaminants into the water table, thus contaminating the ground water.

11)             Incineration requires less land space than landfill.

12)             The main contention was that incineration releases hazardous compounds, particularly dioxin. Modern incineration plants release emissions well within the standards laid down by regulatory authorities.

13)             Thermal processing reduces hazards from waste.

14)             Incineration saves considerable costs in transporting waste.

15)             While landfills allow waste to decay thereby releasing unpleasant odour, incineration plants produce no smell because waste gets burnt.

16)             Production of methane in landfills may also lead to explosions causing noise pollution and leading to global warming, which does not happen in the case of incinerators.

17)             Since incineration plants operate at very high temperatures, germs and organics are fully destroyed.

18)             Incineration can be done in any season including the monsoon, whereas in the case of landfills, it cannot accept the wastes in the rainy season.

19)             It is a very effective way of recycling metals.

20)             Incinerators have an on-line monitoring system.

21)             In countries like India, incineration is the most common practice to burn the dead.

22)             Incineration is the only choice when it comes to certain incinerable medical wastes.

23)             Waste gases containing  VOCs can only be incinerated for releasing clean air to the environment.

24)             Incineration is the answer to the sanitary napkin and diaper dilemma.

25)             Ship`s waste oil incineration saves the seas.

26)             Incinerators produce a DRE of 99.99%.

27)             One of the approved solutions for getting rid of radioactive waste is incineration.

28)             There is no way other than incineration for high calorific value industrial hazardous wastes.

29)             Precious metal recovery possible by incineration

30)             For hospitals in isolated places, only incineration helps to dispose of biomedical wastes.

31)             Poultry and hatchery farms can only choose incineration for disposal of the dead birds and prevent infection.

32)             Confiscated contraband like cigarettes, narcotics, etc. are only incinerated

33)             Confidential drawings and documents, if shredded, can be reproduced and hence incineration is the only answer.

34)             Incineration keeps the surroundings clean, whereas landfill makes it messy.

35)             Present incineration technology ensures extremely low emissions.

36)             Haat`s incinerators when operated correctly produce no visible smoke.

37)             Haat`s incinerators are working in 40 countries.

38)             Some of Haat’s incinerators are functioning for more than 15 years

39)             Designed and configured properly, an incinerator gives zero discharge of water from the process.

40)             Expired and rejected medicines can only be incinerated.

41)             Countries which rejected incineration in the 90s, have now gone back to setting up large incinerator plants with the most advanced flue gas scrubbing and monitoring systems.

42)             Confiscated drugs can only be incinerated.

43)             What will an automobile manufacturer do to dispose of his paint sludge, except by incineration?

44)             The Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer system is self-sustaining with practically no fuel costs.

45)             Haat Trash Destructors which burn type `0` and type `1` wastes utilize the calorific value of these wastes and does not need any fuel at all.

46)             Haat`s SWR model Marine Shipboard incinerator is perhaps the only one of its kind to be made in India with MED B+D certificate

47)             Haat practices what it preaches, by running a Common Hazwaste Incineration facility at its premises.

48)             UNDP, USAID, SOS, Missionary hospitals etc. are some of the regular users of Haat incinerators.

49)             When an incineration plant is designed and operated properly, like Haat`s systems, that is the primary reason to install one where the waste is piling up. It does not matter, what the waste is, Haat will handle it.

50)             Animal carcasses can be safely disposed of without the fear of disease.

51)             In-house disposal without transporting waste long distances.

52)             Destruction in a safe manner actually leads to higher productivity.

53)             Destruction of contraband in a safe manner prevents their misuse or reuse.

54)             Incineration prevents the spread of disease in areas affected by epidemics.

55)             Environmental impact from man’s operations in remote areas can be effectively controlled by incineration.

56)             Incinerators can be built to comply with any emission regulation.

57)             Incineration may not be the one-stop solution for all wastes, but it is one of the most important ones.

58)             Municipal solid waste rejects after recyclable materials are removed can be easily destroyed by incineration.

59)             Blaming incinerators for causing more air pollution is foolish, vehicles on the road and natural events like volcano eruptions cause far higher environmental impacts.

60)             Key considerations in incinerator component and material design are critical to their long life.

61)             Incinerators should be designed and constructed in such a way that they are energy efficient.

62)             Misuse of production rejects in secondary markets is best prevented by their onsite incineration.

63)             Incinerators can be fully automatic with almost no manual intervention.

64)             Waste heat can be recovered in an incinerator to obtain hot water, steam or even power.

65)             Not only can incinerators use bag filters, they can even be fitted with HEPA filters to reduce dust emissions to less than 1 mg/Nm3.

66)             Welding, refractory and painting procedure qualification is a must for manufacturing of a quality incinerator.

67)             The quality of documentation accompanying a supply is as important as the quality of the incinerator itself.

68)             Incinerator companies and their designs can only be ratified by their experience, references and feedback from users of their products.

69)             Where the incinerator is made and what equipment was used to make it is as important as the end product.

70)             Incinerator scrubbers can polish and remove almost any pollutant from flue gas to negligible values.

71)             Training of the incinerator operator is critical to ensure long and effective life of the system.

72)             Waste gas incinerators are more common than solid/liquid waste incinerators and probably outnumber them by a factor of at least 1:5.

73)             Get the refractory done right and the incinerator’s heart will beat for many a year.

74)             Free burning incinerators can work without any fuel or power and still produce no smoke.

75)             Incinerators are ideal for respectful retirement of flags and holy books.

76)             Get the engineering done properly and the incinerator’s soul will live on.

77)             An incinerator should be correctly sized based on heat and mass balance and thermal capacity.

78)             Incinerators must be made in accordance with rigorous quality assurance or inspection test plans to ensure long life.

79)             Neither should an incinerator cause pollution nor should the manufacturing of an incinerator result in pollution.

80)             Almost fully shop installed incinerators are very easy to setup and use at the site.

81)             Used currency notes and printing ink can only be incinerated.

82)             ISO Certification of an incinerator manufacturer is a bare minimum requirement.

83)             An incinerator operates at very high temperatures and hence must have all safety systems inbuilt.

84)             Even an incinerator can be made for use in classified hazardous areas.

85)             Calibration of instruments used in incinerator manufacture is mandatory to ensure accurate production.

86)             Air flow and flue gas direction design in an incinerator gives it the required combustion and emission efficiencies.

87)             Temperatures inside an incinerator can vary a great deal in a matter of hours.  Expansion and contraction of refractory can occur requiring careful placement of expansion joints.

88)             An incinerator must meet all legal regulations as per the law of the land where it is installed.

89)             Continual improvement in the design and manufacture of an incinerator is a must to ensure constant technology and performance upgradation.

90)             Even the best incinerator cannot work unless serviced regularly.

91)             Customized incinerator packages require a great deal of dedication and attention to detail.

92)             Fuel fired incinerators are far superior to outdated electrical incinerators.

93)             An incinerator can be designed even for high plastic or high halogen content wastes.

94)             Inputs from incinerator operators and hazop studies help make improvements in design.

95)             Waste water generated from an incinerator’s scrubber should be handled within the system without requiring a separate ETP.

96)             Sometimes old is gold.  If an incinerator model that was first designed many years ago continues to work well and has proven itself in different conditions, it can sometimes be better not to tinker with its design.

97)             SIL rated instruments and controllers used in an incinerator are always preferred due to their low failure rate.

98)             Incinerators can be fully portable, skid mounted or containerised.

99)             The control panel of some incinerator models can also be made to run on solar power.

100)          Haat is a company that has worked tirelessly in this field and is proud to have the motto ‘Engineering Solutions for Burning Issues’!

 

We hope you enjoy reading our blog, particularly this one – blog number 100!  Do email us with your comments/views on sales@haat-india.com.