Increased use of incineration is sometimes advocated as a safe way to dispose of chemical waste  But opponents of incineration point to the 40 incidents involving unexpected releases of dangerous chemical agents that were reported just last year at two existing incinerators commissioned to destroy a quantity of chemical waste material
Since designs for proposed new incinerators include no additional means of preventing such releases, leaks will only become more prevalent if use of incineration increases
Other means of disposing of chemical waste, such as chemical neutralization processes, have not been proven safer than incineration.