PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT WASTE DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION

Pfizer investigated the use of on-site incineration for process wastes and plant trash at their Puerto Rico facility. After a series of test burns on a wide range of wastes, in­ cineration was found to be technically feasible. The test burn program included the burning of each process waste category in two different types of incinerators. A rotary kiln incinerator was purchased for this facility, designed