
An incinerator facility in northern Italy. There are around 500 plants across Europe.Lorenzo Buzzoni

An incineration plant looms over a street in Basel, it is one of 30 facilities in Switzerland.Shutterstock

Activists argue that the Volos cement factory is linked to health concerns in the region.Shutterstock

Volos, in Greece. The cement factory is located behind the hill.Eurydice Bersi

In Germany, bottom ash is used on roads under the tarmac, which, in contact with water, can lead to leakages to the surroundings.Thomas Kohler/Flickr CC BY 2.0