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Because some things release Very Bad Chemicals(tm) when burned. Better to just bury them.
by Sohcahtoa82 2y ago
Because some things release Very Bad Chemicals(tm) when burned. Better to just bury them.
- adrian_b 2y agoMost burned things release Very Bad Chemicals(tm) only when they are incompletely burned. It is possible to design burners that ensure a complete combustion, but they are much more expensive than simple burners. Upon a complete combustion, some things may still release volatile acid oxides, e.g. oxides of nitrogen or of chlorine, but those can be captured.
- greenavocado 2y agoOften it's just as bad or worse to bury them because they will work their way into the water table and then it's gg for decades
- daedrdev 2y agoThe article is about how much engineering modern landfills in first world countries use to avoid that problem.