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Was the past more sustainable?

The unlikely resurgence of waste incineration

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Dr Henry Irving, Leeds Beckett University

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Thomas Codrington (1888) ‘Report on the Destruction of Town Refuse’

Available from: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/p2bbyhkm

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William H. Maxwell (1898) The Removal and Disposal of Town Refuse

Available from: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ff3vwb94

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Park Hill © JR James Archive, University of Sheffield

Available from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jrjamesarchive/9499424291

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Bernard Road © David Dixon

Available from: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2891122

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