florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agoIs it greener to just burn plastic?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareIs it greener to just burn plastic?florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·4 months agoNo it isn’t more ‘green’ Burning it creates much more toxins etc. than a ‘normal’ recycling procedure. And of course lots of soot and CO2 and whatnot…
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·4 months agoPlus burning it allows those toxins to disperse across the environment while more traditional recycling can keep the toxins mostly concentrated on landfill/processing sites.
minus-squareRemmock@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoMy guy is talking about a controlled environment with scientific processes and y’all here talkin’ like he wants to chuck it on a few logs.
No it isn’t more ‘green’
Burning it creates much more toxins etc. than a ‘normal’ recycling procedure. And of course lots of soot and CO2 and whatnot…
Plus burning it allows those toxins to disperse across the environment while more traditional recycling can keep the toxins mostly concentrated on landfill/processing sites.
My guy is talking about a controlled environment with scientific processes and y’all here talkin’ like he wants to chuck it on a few logs.