Poor agricultural practices have led to soil erosion, groundwater degradation, and other problems that have hindered crop output and contributed to health problems for rural communities.

He added that incinerators "save land otherwise used for disposal, destroy dangerous pathogens that threaten public health, decrease groundwater degradation, reduce greenhouse gases, significantly reduce the release of hazardous air pollutants, eliminate the release of methane from trash and control litter, noise and odor associated with burying trash in the ground."