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Actually, almost none of our trash is recyclable (despite what you've heard). Plastic is particularly bad, and it's only now, with China banning import of "recy
by kstenerud 6y ago
Actually, almost none of our trash is recyclable (despite what you've heard). Plastic is particularly bad, and it's only now, with China banning import of "recyclable" materials, that we're finally seeing just how much of a farce it is.
Burying it is a form of CO2 sequestration. Burning it just releases it into the atmosphere.
- kortex 6y agoBut it's already out of the ground. I'd rather burn 1T CO2 worth of plastic trash made from oil and prevent 1T CO2 worth of coal or heavy oil being extracted and burnt. Not that it's 1-to-1, point is burying plastic is probably less net carbon vs burning.
- kstenerud 6y agoSure, provided that the burn efficiency is high enough.