Abstract
A new environment-compatible system has been developed using waste plastics as fuel substitute in the melting furnace. From the experiments employing full-scale plants, the following results were obtained, 1. Fossil fuel consumption was significantly decreased in the experiment where mixture of waste plastics and incineration residues were treated, leading to the reduction of CO_2 emission to the environment. 2. Dioxin related compounds such as bromined dioxins contained in plastics used in home electric appliances were almost completely destroyed under high temperature conditions.
