At the point where the plastic is already produced it's the exact opposite. It makes more sense to burn it and reduce our fossil fuel consumption. There may be

At the point where the plastic is already produced it's the exact opposite. It makes more sense to burn it and reduce our fossil fuel consumption. There may be edge cases where it's debatable, like in Iceland which already runs on 100% renewables. Btw all these processes aren't as simple. For example decomposing polyethylene produces methane which can leak into the atmosphere where it's one of the worst greenhouse gases of all. If you burn it you "only" produce CO2, which is much preferable. The oil and gas was (semi)-permanently trapped before humans started digging it up without knowing the consequences. Putting waste into a surface dump and covering it with a few meters of soil and maybe some plastic sheets is not the same thing at all. This is not permanent carbon sequestration. Everyone should consider there are many things we do not understand. In the media we're often presented "experts" who purport to know it all, but it's not true. And many laypeople have strong opinions despite understanding even less.