During the prospering postwar era, the people of Zurich’s countryside found themselves increasingly perturbed by mounting volumes of waste. In response, municipalities in the region undertook the establishment of the KEZO waste plant between 1961 and 1977. This article delves into the underlying motives driving the proliferation of waste incineration infrastructure in the Zurich area, employing the KEZO as a paradigmatic example. If the principal objective entailed the maintenance of an ecology and a topos, its function extended beyond efficient conversion of waste to energy. Indeed, the incinerator assumed a role as the locus for the production of a landscape.