250 • Microbes and You' 



INCINERATION 



This is the destruction of wastes by fire, and the ashes left 

 after such treatment can be saved and used for fill in lowlands. 

 When garbage is burned at a high temperature, the odor is not 

 offensive. 



FEEDING 



Cooked garbage may be fed to pigs if non-digestible materials 

 are kept separate from the edible garbage. Raw garbage has been 

 the cause of a great many cases of trichinosis, and health authori- 

 ties are seeking legislation to curb the practice of feeding raw 

 garbage to pigs. The great amount of food provided by garbage, 

 however, has prompted some communities to pass laws allowing 

 these wastes to be fed to pigs if the garbage is cooked according 

 to prescribed specifications. 



