Description: Also called combustion, this treatment option burns waste under controlled conditions. As with landfills, different incinerators are permitted for different kinds of waste. Hazardous waste must be brought to an incinerator permitted to accept hazardous waste. Municipal solid waste incinerators are permitted to burn municipal solid waste, with some units having the ability to recover energy. Medical waste incinerators are designed to handle pathogenic wastes. Incinerators do not have to accept the waste brought to them, even if the waste is within the scope of the permit.