Would probably be better for the environment to burn the plastic and use the heat energy. In my city general waste is burned and the heat is used to heat offic

Would probably be better for the environment to burn the plastic and use the heat energy. In my city general waste is burned and the heat is used to heat office buildings and such. Paper, glass, metal and plastic is recycled, but not really sure if it is recycled locally or shipped somewhere to be dumped ...