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For (2) the tax should also be based on the biodegradability of the materials.
by skept 8y ago
For (2) the tax should also be based on the biodegradability of the materials.
- dylan604 8y agobiodegradability of individual items is less of an impact when the majority of trash is disposed in non-degrading plastic trash bags.
- erichurkman 8y agoWould mechanically shredding trash before being dumped help?
- pfdietz 8y agoAlso moistening the trash before burial, I think. The gases produce need to be captured and burned, though. All that methane. Interestingly, they also need to be decontaminated of traces of silicon-containing compounds, which can muck up turbines in which they're burned.
- Pinckney 8y agoWon't this lead to a lot of lightweight material (particularly bits of the bags themselves) blowing off the landfill surface before they can be buried?