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100k kg is just 100t. Why not just say 100t? Maybe because 100t out of 80,000t would not seem like much. And, it wouldn't be. But if they can work out how to m
by ncmncm 4y ago
100k kg is just 100t. Why not just say 100t? Maybe because 100t out of 80,000t would not seem like much.
And, it wouldn't be. But if they can work out how to make the things reliable and affordable, deploying 10 of them that are each 10x bigger gets the patch cleaned up in 8 years. Provided we are not dumping that much in at the same rate.
I used to think that recycling plastic was dumb, because plastic in a landfill is carbon nicely sequestered. But apparently making new plastic burns several times that amount of carbon. So, even if the petroleum that would have been made into new plastic is instead cracked and burned for fuel, you still come out ahead by reusing it.
- lloydatkinson 4y agoWhy would they go with a measurement that has two well known definitions? There is ton and tonne. Most people don't know the difference. KG is metric and universal in most countries.
- ncmncm 4y agoThe difference is negligible, in this use.
- lloydatkinson 4y agoBut there is still a difference. Metric is the standard now.
- ncmncm 4y agoDoesn't matter. A metric ton of trash is exactly equal to an Imperial ton of trash, within the tolerance of the measuring device.
- ksec 4y agoI thought most of the world have settled on Metric Ton / tonne already. Are there any places where Imperial Ton is still being used?
- lloydatkinson 4y agoAmerica uses imperial for some reason
- i386 4y agoHighly arrogant American pov. The rest of us deal with kilograms. Cope with it.
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- Ekaros 4y agoAs european I agree, kilo-kilograms are redundant. Either 100 000kg or 100t.
- garaetjjte 4y agoWhy not 100 Mg?
- ncmncm 4y agoMost people are not used to Mg quantities. Also it is the symbol for magnesium. When you are talking about garbage, tons is the familiar unit. Metric or Imperial, it doesn't matter.