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Sequestering in a landfill could work, but why not melt the plastic into bricks for building? Sequestered and structural instead of all in one pile.
by moneytide1 7y ago
Sequestering in a landfill could work, but why not melt the plastic into bricks for building? Sequestered and structural instead of all in one pile.
- justinclift 7y agoDifferent plastics have different melting points, and some (eg PVC) produce toxic gases (chlorine gas from memory) when heated enough to burn. For plastic than can be separated into their specific types reliably enough, that does kinda make sense. But (guessing here) the heating process itself would take a bunch of energy and likely cost.
- joshspankit 7y agoAs bulk building material it wouldn’t have to be heated much
- justinclift 7y agoAgain, the amount of heating will vary depending on the type of plastic. Also, it'd only work for thermoplastics. Anything that thermosets instead would have to be treated differently as well.