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Why would incinerator operators be purchasing high quality plastic? I don't get it. edit Why are incinerators purchasing stuff to burn at all? That should hav
by peteradio 7y ago
Why would incinerator operators be purchasing high quality plastic? I don't get it.
edit Why are incinerators purchasing stuff to burn at all? That should have been my first question. What is the profit in purchasing stuff to burn? Is this a energy production source or something?
- ses1984 7y agoCleaner burn?
- londons_explore 7y agoThey want only the plastics, and not the water, rotting food, literal shit, construction waste, etc. that ends up mixed into the cheaper waste streams. Those things don't burn as well.
- michaelbuckbee 7y agoProbably they the high quality is mixed with low and the incinerator operator just buys the contaminated lot of it.
- Nasrudith 7y agoDioxins are generally the biggest emission concerns and they are prevented by higher temperature burns. Plastic is also likely higher in energy density which could potentially both make it more economical than a given baseline unsorted garbage depending and serve to keep the temperatures high. Although ironically not being /very hot/ when burning organic matter risks dioxin formation between about 200 and 600C.