The Burnaby incinerator, located in an urban environment and near neighbourhoods and farms, is a major source of pollution. It emits dioxins, furans, heavy metals like arsenic, mercury and lead as well as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides, and many many more types that can cause cancer, breathing problems and disrupt endocrine systems. These are harmful to human and environmental health and some can accumulate on agricultural land. It is one of the top 25 GHG emitters in the province. It is very costly to run and it prevents far better solutions like zero waste actions of reducing, reusing, repairing, sharing, composting and recycling.
