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Serious question: based on what we now know, does it make sense to revisit incineration of plastics particularly if we can update the stacks to do a better job
by technofiend 7y ago
Serious question: based on what we now know, does it make sense to revisit incineration of plastics particularly if we can update the stacks to do a better job of scrubbing?
- AstralStorm 7y agoProbably gasification instead, which is much cleaner but more energy intensive. Incineration still produces tons of ash and chemical waste. Then some more thinking on how to handle resulting gases.
- distances 7y agoNordic countries incinerate almost all non-recycled municipal waste, to the point that they import waster from other countries to keep the incinerators well fed. Any insights how this is handled there? They are pretty famous for having some of the strictest environmental and health regulations, so I assume these issues have solutions.
- JulianMorrison 7y agoI wonder if it could be low-oxygen burned to non-poisonous charcoal? That could be put into the environment without toxicity. (Such as making Terra Preta soil.)