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Wouldn’t it be better in terms of co2 production for plastics to stay in a landfill rather than being burned? seems like they would sequester carbon for a very
by woah 8y ago
Wouldn’t it be better in terms of co2 production for plastics to stay in a landfill rather than being burned? seems like they would sequester carbon for a very long time
- dehrmann 8y agoIt would, but far more CO2 is emitted for transportation, heating, and power generation. Plastics are maybe 2% of petroleum use: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=oil_use https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=oil_use (see "petrochemical feedstocks")