Solid Waste Disposal: The Business of Incineration The need to properly dispose of solid waste has been around for centuries. Today, solid waste disposal is a multibillion dollar industry. Unfortunately, this industry also has the potential to have an adverse impact on the environment. However, the need to conduct solid waste removal in a profitable and environmentally friendly way will always be of the utmost importance. Though there are many methods to handling solid waste, such as landfills and composting, the use of incineration or Waste-To-Energy (WTE) has largely been missing in the United States. To read the rest of this article --> http://theenvironmentalnewsbulletin.blogspot.com/2014/10/solid-waste-disposal-business-of.html