Military Waste Incinerator
Military Waste: A Critical Operational and Security Challenge
Military operations—whether deployed in conflict zones, peacekeeping missions, training bases, or humanitarian response—generate a wide range of waste types, including:
- Domestic waste from base camps (food, paper, packaging, hygiene products)
- Medical and biohazardous waste from field hospitals and clinics
- Classified or sensitive materials (documents, uniforms, electronics)
- Contaminated PPE and hydrocarbon-laden waste (wipes, rags, absorbents)
- Waste or off-spec POLs (petroleum, lubricants and oils)
- Improper waste handling can pose serious environmental, health, and security risks:
– Attracting wildlife or vector-borne disease
– Exposing sensitive materials
– Violating host nation environmental standards
– Increasing the logistical burden of waste haul-back or long-term storage
Why Incineration Is the Ideal Waste Solution for Military Applications
A purpose built military waste incinerator ensures waste destruction is the most secure, reliable, and self-contained solution for forward-deployed or expeditionary operations.
Key Operational Benefits:
- Volume reduction of up to 96%, drastically reducing waste storage and logistics
- Destruction of pathogens and classified material, rendering it unrecoverable
- Autonomous operation in remote, off-grid locations with no external support
- Specially designed to meet military specifications and standards
- Environmental control to meet U.S. DoD or NATO emissions guidelines
To succeed in operational theaters, military waste incinerators must be:
- Rapidly deployable via truck, C-130, or ISO container handling
- Dual-chamber design with a 2-second retention time at 850–1000+°C
- Equipped for automated cycles, ash-safe removal, and secure loading
- Compatible with aviation fuels, diesel, propane or natural gas
- Capable of operating in extreme heat, cold, altitude, dust, or sea spray environments
- Designed to minimize visible smoke or signature
Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal System (ESWDS)
ECO Mobile – Model M-500
Field-Proven in Military and Emergency Response
Eco Waste Solutions designs and manufactures modular, containerized incineration systems ideal for a range of defense applications including expeditionary base camps, permanent base infrastructure, and public health emergency operations.
- Containerized packages for rapid deployment
- Waste capacities ranging from 250-10,000 kg per day
- Designed to meet to meet various military specifications such as NATO STANAG 2895, 2282, 2037 2889 and U.S. MIL-STD such as MIL-STD-810 and AR 70-38.
- Designed to operate in a wide range of climatic conditions
Our systems are manufactured in North America to ISO 9001:2015 standards and supported globally through training, technical support, and spare parts programs.
Need a Mission-Specific Design?
Eco Waste Solutions can engineer a system for your mission’s fuel supply, throughput, threat level, and mobility requirements. From small detachments to multinational task forces, we have scalable solutions for secure, clean, and compliant military waste management.