KUALA LUMPUR: The government has identified 18 possible sites for proposed waste-to-energy ... WTE plants as opposed to building more landfills to dispose of solid waste. “One large-scale ...

The state is considering allowing mass-produced reactors, defying economics and logic. The hype is built on magical thinking.

only a small portion ends up burnt, but this is burnt in waste-to-energy plants ... It's an onerous job, especially at scale: 1,400 spotters work at 89 plants, where 6.3 million tons of waste ...

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes.