incineration

furnace

Enclosed heat-producing structure

• burningCombustion in progress
• oxidationLosing electrons chemically
• pyrolysisHeat-driven molecular breakdown

gasification · ignition · afterburner · kiln · thermal · exothermic · flue · carbonization · smoldering · reactor

waste-to-energy

Generating power from garbage

• disposalAct of throwing away
• hazardousLikely to cause injury
• medical wasteContaminated healthcare refuse

municipal · emissions · pollution · dioxins · smokestack · slag · residue · garbage · refuse · trash

ashes

Burned matter's residue

• urnDecorative container for ashes
• crematoriumCorpse incineration facility
• funeralService honoring the dead

columbarium · remains · memorial · mortuary · interment · pyre · scattering · casket · deceased · inurnment

sterilization

Complete elimination of microbes

• decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
• sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
• disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces

biohazard · fumigation · hygiene · detoxification · sterile · disease control

annihilation

Utter, complete destruction

• obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
• eradicationTotal elimination of something
• consumingUsing up entirely

reducing · disintegration · razing · demolition · devastation · elimination · charring · scorching · total destruction · irreversible

• sludge treatmentsludge, biosolids, dewatering, digestion, thickening
• fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
• waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
• destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
• extreme heatblazing, blistering, boiling, burning, broiling
• waste disposalgarbage disposal, trash, garbage, landfilling, landfill