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The problem is that burning trash produces CO2 from stuff, like plastic, that doesn't degrade in landfill. It is net positive CO2. The ideal is to sequester the
by ianburrell 2y ago
The problem is that burning trash produces CO2 from stuff, like plastic, that doesn't degrade in landfill. It is net positive CO2. The ideal is to sequester the carbon in landfill.
This assumes that landfill is capturing and burning methane, because methane is worse than CO2.
- userbinator 2y agoPlants will take the CO2 and put it back in the ground... more slowly.
- stetrain 2y agoOur measurements of the increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration already include the effects of plants taking CO2 out of the atmosphere.