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Exactly this. Waste incineration to create electricity, and also (according to those companies) to reduce emissions from landfills, and the need for land for w
by buro9 3y ago
Exactly this.
Waste incineration to create electricity, and also (according to those companies) to reduce emissions from landfills, and the need for land for waste.
Even if you think it's going to landfill, a lot is not.
And when it's burned, plastics are released into the environment, if not immediately then over shorter time than if they were left intact and buried.
- datadrivenangel 3y agoAppropriate incineration should have exhaust controls that minimize the amount of particulate emissions, including residual plastics.
- buro9 3y agoAgree, but now you have microplastic particulates to dispose of, and containing these long term is a far harder problem than containing the original larger plastics.