Air Curtain Incineration of Vegetative Debris to Begin in the U.S. Virgin Islands
(WorldNews Environment)

ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands - Hurricanes Irma and Maria left more than 850,000 cubic yards of debris across the U.S. Virgin Islands, about 60 percent of it vegetative such as downed trees and tree limbs, palm fronds, brush and grass. As the territory cleans up from the hurricanes, the piles of debris pose a risk to human health and safety. Not only does dried-out debris become a fire hazard, the piles can attract insects, rats and other rodents. To safely and quickly rid the islands of vegetative debris - and drive forward the hurricane recovery effort - a method of burning this debris called `air curtain incineration` (ACI) is scheduled to begin soon in St. Croix and St. Thomas. A joint...