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> even if everybody went zero waste today, those landfills would still be emitting large amounts of methane. If everyone went zero waste then nothing would be
by avar 7y ago
> even if everybody went zero waste today, those landfills would still be emitting large amounts of methane.
If everyone went zero waste then nothing would be added to the landfill, and its methane production would taper out to nothing as a result.
- Cactus2018 7y ago> Formation of methane and CO2 commences about six months after depositing the landfill material. The evolution of gas reaches a maximum at about 20 years, then declines over the course of decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill_gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill_gas From the top charts for image search "landfill gas chart", suggests methane(CH4) vents heavily for 3-5 years, then a long taper.
- Iv 7y agoIf every reseller proposed a discounted "no packaging" option, people would produce less waste. If providing such an option was mandatory or even just incentivized, more resellers would propose it. Consumers do have some power, but they are not the only ones and we should demand an effort from all parts of society there. On the other hand, I doubt it is plastic waste that produce methane, an organic byproduct. Maybe food wastes are at fault. In which case your enemy is not overpackaging and may actually be your (temporary) ally