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This is true. Another one: burying waste paper (and cutting down new trees) instead of recycling reduces both CO² and probably energy use too. I think the argu
by yobbo 4y ago
This is true. Another one: burying waste paper (and cutting down new trees) instead of recycling reduces both CO² and probably energy use too.
I think the argument against this is that these are not mutually exclusive alternatives. Reducing fossil fuels does not prevent us from burying biomass.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoThis is not true. https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/is-recycling-paper-bad-for-the-environment/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/is-recycling-paper-bad-... > Recycling causes 35 per cent less water pollution and 74 per cent less air pollution than making new paper. Ironically, one vaguely true point was that we used to burn wood waste in pulp mills, which is better than recycling with coal powered electrcity. The fix was to stop burning coal for electricity though, not to stop recycling.