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Stuff like this is why I want to see more of the plasma incinerators that generate power by burning trash.

I remember reading about these several years ago. Why didn't they catch on? I think NY City was looking into them.

There’s a video documentary somewhere about a big one in NJ I believe.

There’s a company in Canada that specializes in making them too.

If a stellerator or tokamak type fusion generator ever broke even, could it also be used for waste disposal?

No. Chucking trash into it would immediately disrupt its operation.

No, it would stop working. But you could use the power it generates to burn the waste.