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Genuine question regarding landfills: What are the real environmental effects of stuff "piling up in landfills"? I hear that "land filling" is bad but have nev
by protonimitate 7y ago
Genuine question regarding landfills:
What are the real environmental effects of stuff "piling up in landfills"?
I hear that "land filling" is bad but have never gotten a strong reason as to why. Obviously toxic/nuclear materials sitting in landfill is bad, but for other materials, what's the real harm?
Is land filling a better option, then say, ocean dumping (again, for non-toxic materials)?
- imtringued 7y agoLand filling is bad in the context of throwaway consumer goods that are only used once such as a plastic bag or air tight plastic wrapping. There is also the aspect of expensive appliances breaking that are not repairable. They will have to be sent to the landfill early. However, this bad reputation absolutely makes no sense in the context of a paid off investment that lasted multiple decades and resulted in a good return.