And Bronx-Lebanon Hospital began looking to build a more modern incinerator.

The station is one of the most modern incinerators operating in England; it is noted for its innovative operation.

However modern incinerators give off less dioxins thanks to tougher design standards.

Concerns regarding the operation of incinerators include fine particulate, heavy metals, trace dioxin and acid gas emissions, even though these emissions are relatively low from modern incinerators.

Further, most modern incinerators utilize fabric filters (often with Teflon membranes to enhance collection of sub-micron particles) which can capture dioxins present in or on solid particles.

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital's effort to improve its procedures for disposing of medical waste has aroused panicky fears that threaten to stop construction of a modern incinerator.

Mr. Vallone said he would try to sell Council members on the idea that the modern incinerator at Brooklyn Navy Yard burned cleaner than older incinerators.

Trash burning in the most modern incinerator stills yields 600 tons of ash for every 2,000 tons of garbage burned, requiring disposal somewhere.

Newark recycles more than half its waste and burns the rest in a modern incinerator that converts heat to energy.

The design of modern incinerators minimises PCDD/F formation by optimising the stability of the thermal process.