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They’re Coming to Burn Your Garbage

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barrel fireIt's already happening in the cement industry, including at all three Midlothian cement plants just south of Dallas. Industrial wastes and/or municipal garbage are being bundled up and burned under the ruse of "recycling" or "waste-to-energy."  Next will come the facilities that do nothing but burn garbage for money. Rumors persist that the City of Dallas is pursuing it's fight over "flow control" to McCommas Bluff landfill because it wants to provide enough raw material for a garbage burner. The Daily Climate has a primer on the whole scene that you should read now.

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