Incinerator Flyash

(from refuse derived fuel)

Garbage burning plants produce a wide variety of particulate. Wood, paper, textiles, and glass are commonly observed.

D. Hershey
Polarized Light Microscope

View of RDF particulate paper. Clear particles are fused ash, silicates, and glass. Blackish fibers are partially burned paper.

D. Hershey
Stereo Microscope

Stereoscopic view of charred fiber bundles. (Cardboard and paper).