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Obviously burning is not the only alternative to shipping trash to poorer countries with loose or non-existent enviro and handling standards. Burying our own t
by aksss 3y ago
Obviously burning is not the only alternative to shipping trash to poorer countries with loose or non-existent enviro and handling standards.
Burying our own trash in landfills (regardless of location) has a lot of upsides if done well and maintained correctly. We still wouldn’t want to be growing our crops atop it - I don’t think..
- Obscurity4340 3y agoI want to get to the bottom of WHY we even need to even ponder any of those or extend the line of inquiry any further if Japan's approach "works"... That Japan does this and it "works" is blowing my mind right now. That is extremely compelling and provocative in the context of this discussion so now I wanna know why we're making this more complicated by insisting on searching for a solution to a problem that already has one, however inelegant or politically inconvenient it is. I am not accusing you when I suggest we're making this more complicated, just making a hopefully reasonable inference that if burning works and this all comes down to a political communication/advocacy ("PR issue"), then I will happy join the "burn it all" crowd). But, you know, respectfully.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoThere's got to be more to this story if its true as to why we are even still discussing this issue