When people hear the word “incinerator” they usually think of incinerator waste or general waste, but they are used by a variety of different industries, not just waste management companies.

13 industries using waste treatment incinerators

1. Zoos, wildlife parks, animal exhibits

People who manage zoos or wildlife parks care about animals and don’t want diseases or infections to endanger them. Zoos produce a lot of waste, not only from animals, but also from animal food waste, animal bedding, veterinary or medical waste and animal carcasses. Zoos and wildlife parks also have rubbish from visitors. Incineration is a safe and effective way to eliminate these wastes and keep animals healthy.

2. Law enforcement agencies

Various law enforcement agencies use incineration to destroy everything from the disposal of expired prescription drugs to the destruction of evidence. Incineration breaks the chemical bonds in prescription or illegal drugs, making them harmless.

3. Medical marijuana cultivation facilities

Medical marijuana growing facilities such as growers, dispensaries and transporters can use incinerators to treat cannabis plant waste. Unused cannabis plant waste, such as roots, stems, leaves and stems, will be burned. Marijuana growers must dispose of organic compounds in accordance with local laws.

4. Health care facilities

Medical facilities such as hospitals can incinerate infectious and non-infectious waste, including domestic waste. Infectious biohazard waste can range from surgical supplies to healthcare PPE. Learn more about medical waste incinerators.

5. Ranching, horse rescue and conservation areas

Ranches, horse rescues and shelters face the challenge of dealing with large animals after they die. Incineration is an economical and efficient solution for handling large animals, and Firelake has equipment that can incinerate large animals using top-mounted slings or barrels.

6. Shipping – Barges and ferries

Barges and ferries need an efficient way to eliminate waste in transit. For these smaller vessels, the use of incinerators to manage waste on board is a cost-effective option.

7. Veterinary and animal hospitals

Veterinarians, animal hospitals, and even specialized medical centers like equine hospitals offer pet cremation services and use incinerators to remove medical waste from animals. Firelake offers individual pet animal trays so pets can be cremated as a single or multiple pet while maintaining the integrity of individual remains.

8. Meat packing plant or meat locker

Animal waste such as hair, bones, fat, blood and carcasses in small meat processing plants, meat lockers and abattoirs must be properly disposed of to reduce the risk of disease after slaughter, and the correct selection of animal carcasses must be made.

9. Emergency crisis management

During emergency crisis management, burning can help eliminate the possibility of further spread of disease or other problems. For example, during crises such as avian or bird flu, infected animals must be collected for quick burials, as incineration will not be fast enough without proper preparation. The same was true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many pig farmers were forced to quickly slaughter and dispose of their pigs because of factory closures. Having waste incineration available for emergency crisis management can help control problems more quickly.

10. Cremation and burial services

Many funeral and cremation companies are adding pet loss services to their funeral home operations. Many “pet parents” want to respect their pets’ lives in the same way they respect human loved ones. Some funeral and cremation companies work directly with pet owners, while others work directly with veterinarians to provide pet cremation services.

11. The city government

Governments such as cities, counties, and national entities can use waste disposal incinerators to manage their solid wastes, including places where people live or congreb, such as camps, rural cities, remote areas, and hunting camps. Incinerators are commonly used to treat garbage and waste in remote areas.

12. Agricultural operations

Agriculture and agricultural operations including poultry farms cattle ranches and other agriculture-related businesses rely on incinerators to dispose of their commercial agricultural waste.

13. Laboratory and university Settings

In Settings where animal testing is carried out, such as laboratories and universities, incinerators will dispose of animal bedding and supplies as well as any animal carcasses.

The medical waste incinerator is a modern hospital waste incinerator, suitable for large hospitals, specially designed to burn clinical waste from hospitals and research centers. As the waste generation rate varies from country to country, it depends on its geographical location.

The main combustion chamber adopts furnace refractory material, and the furnace has a ash treatment area. This design can run continuously for 24 hours and remove ash during the cycle. Using heavy steel construction and multi-layer brick-lined refractories, the waste is burned with extremely high efficiency throughout the machine.