{"id":291899,"date":"2024-04-20T18:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T13:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=291899"},"modified":"2024-04-20T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T13:27:02","slug":"global-alliance-for-incinerator-alternatives-gaia-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-alliance-for-incinerator-alternatives-gaia-asia-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source\u2013<\/strong> This post on <strong>Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific<\/strong> is based on the article<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/waste\/amp\/run-up-to-ottawa-civil-society-groups-call-for-support-from-asean-leadership-in-fight-against-plastic-pollution-95659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>published in\u00a0<strong>\u201cDown to Earth\u201d<\/strong> on 18th April 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific has called on the ASEAN to take decisive action in response to plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. This is a global network of over <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1,000 grassroots groups, non-profits, and individuals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. It aims <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">to power a transition away from our current linear and extractive economy and towards a circular system<\/span> which supports people\u2019s <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">right to a safe and healthy environment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Their vision is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">fair, zero-waste world<\/span> that honors ecological boundaries and community rights, ensuring people are not harmed by toxic pollution and that resources are conserved responsibly rather than discarded or incinerated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Their efforts include<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> combating pollution and promoting regenerative practices in urban areas<\/span> through local advocacy, policy and financial changes, research, public communication, and coalition-building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. They focus on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">four main areas:<\/span> stopping incineration, achieving zero waste, reducing plastic use, and tackling climate issues.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Incineration<\/h2>\n<p>1. Incineration is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">waste treatment method that burns waste material.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-description=\"\" aria-label=\"Sent by Copilot: **Incineration** is a waste treatment process that involves the **combustion of substances** contained in waste materials. Industrial plants designed for waste incineration are commonly referred to as **waste-to-energy facilities**. This process converts waste into **ash**, **flue gas**, and **heat**. The ash primarily consists of the inorganic components of the waste and may appear as solid lumps or particulates carried by the flue gas. Before being released into the atmosphere, the flue gases must be **cleaned of gaseous and particulate pollutants**. In some cases, the heat generated during incineration can be harnessed to produce **electric power**. Incineration with energy recovery is one of several waste-to-energy technologies, including gasification, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion. While incineration and gasification share similar principles, the energy produced from incineration is high-temperature heat, whereas combustible gas is often the primary energy product from gasification. Incineration can significantly reduce the volume of waste, typically by **80\u201385% in terms of solid mass** and **95\u201396% in terms of volume**, depending on the composition and recovery of materials such as metals from the ash for recycling[^1^]. It is important to note that concerns about the environmental impact of incinerators persist in some countries, especially when older facilities lacked proper gas cleaning and combustion process control. However, modern waste-to-energy facilities prioritize safety, efficiency, and environmental protection[^1^].\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Facilities that perform this are often called<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> waste-to-energy plants <\/span>because they <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">convert waste into energy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. This process can reduce the amount of waste significantly, usually <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">decreasing solid mass by 80-85% and volume by 95-96%,<\/span> depending on what the waste is made of and whether materials like metals are recovered from the ashes for recycling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Despite its effectiveness, incineration has<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> raised environmental concerns,<\/span> particularly with older facilities that may not have had effective gas cleaning or combustion controls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. Contemporary waste-to-energy plants focus on being <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source\u2013 This post on Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific is based on the article &#8220;Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific&#8221;\u00a0published in\u00a0\u201cDown to Earth\u201d on 18th April 2024. Why in the News? The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific has called on the ASEAN to take decisive action in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-alliance-for-incinerator-alternatives-gaia-asia-pacific\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-291899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}