Leachate Incinerator Spews Volatile Organic Carcinogens

When flames burn about the top of Casella's leachate incinerator, it is a violation of the Operating Permit from New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

Leachate is a hazards waste liquid that collects at the bottom of every landfill. This seep is comprised of all discarded liquid combined with any precipitation percolating through the solid waste.

A flame burning above the stack indicates that the incinerator temperature is too cold to destroy the carcinogens contained in the volatile organic compounds along with the heavy metals suspended in the leachate that are alternatively released into the atmosphere.

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[trashboy5]

this is false and rediculous... your saying this iss from a companys incinerator? right buddy keep corupting facebook with fake videos

[sprucegoose67]

This is incinerator designed to combust the leachate. NOT a methane flare. See the flames above the stack? That means it's not functioning properly and all the VOC's in the leachate are going into the air...

[rd1027]

Sure looks like youre looking at the methane flare stack! Leachate its discharged into the municipal sewr system or dealt with in an onsite treatment plant not an incinerator.

[hoopart]

This is an extremely cool video!