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Incineration means needlessly releasing greenhouse gasses.
by TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
Incineration means needlessly releasing greenhouse gasses.
- adambard 7y agoThe incinerators used in this case (claim to) recapture the emissions from the incineration. However, they do leave some amount of toxic ash, which requires special disposal.
- jcampbell1 7y agoThey don't do CO2 capture. They don't have some magic technology that doesn't exist. They capture toxic particulates.
- jcampbell1 7y agoI agree. These are perfect prepackaged blocks for carbon storage. Why would you go the other way?
- ars 7y agoNo it doesn't. They don't just burn it and release the heat, they use the heat to generate electricity. It's a direct 1 to 1 reduction in oil usage. Burning plastic is what we should be doing.
- La1n 7y agoIt would be if a 100% of energy came from oil. I would argue that burning trash is cheap and thus makes adoption of renewable energy sources lower.