> And realistically, are landfills in the US and Europe leaking or not? Yes, they are. See https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-040-03/ https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-040-

> And realistically, are landfills in the US and Europe leaking or not? Yes, they are. See https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-040-03/ https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-040-03/. A key quote: > The USEPA has concluded that all landfills eventually will leak into the environment We can minimize the amount of material that leaks, but it seems that all landfills will eventually leak at least some of their contents.