What term describes the amount of waste incinerated per hour?

The term that describes the amount of waste incinerated per hour is referred to as “capacity.” In the context of waste management and incineration, capacity specifically measures the throughput of a waste incineration facility, indicating how much waste (usually quantified by weight or volume) can be effectively processed in a given time period, typically on an hourly basis. This concept is crucial for understanding the efficiency and operational performance of waste incineration plants.

While other terms such as load, volume, and mass relate to waste management, they do not specifically capture the idea of processing capacity over time. For example, load may refer to the current amount of waste being processed but does not imply a time measurement. Volume relates to the space occupied by waste rather than the rate at which it can be incinerated, and mass typically describes the quantity of matter in a substance rather than addressing the operational throughput of an incinerator. Thus, capacity is the most accurate term to describe the specific measure of waste processed per hour in an incineration context.