The SWARU incinerator was closed at the end of 2002 and the 16-storey stack at the Solid Waste Recycling Unit was pulled down on July 19, 2004.
Photos by Hamilton Spectator photographer, John Rennison.
Articles about the SWARU incinerator:
Emissions from SWARU a sore point Oct 15, 2002 "...our discussion threw me for a loop when my friend remarked that Hamiltonians must be outraged over the increase in the toxic emissions from the SWARU - Solid Waste Reduction Unit - garbage incinerator." Read further...
City has only itself to blame for SWARU problems
Oct 28, 2002 "The debate over the city of Hamilton's Solid Waste Area Reduction Unit (SWARU) last week reached temperatures as hot as the incinerator itself." Read further...
