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(1) I think waste-to-energy is underappreciated, especially if a certain elasticity is planned rather than just running the turbines 24/7 it can meet the elasticity needs of the electric grid.

But then you have to process the ash: https://www.thisiseco.co.uk/news_and_blog/what-happens-to-wa...

(2) is roughly the Green Dot or WEEE approach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dot_(symbol)



I don't per se have a problem with waste to energy.

I do have a problem labeling it as green energy, and it should be the option of last resort after all other recycling options have been exhausted.


In my town general waste is burned and the resulting heat is used to heat buildings.


basically all of non-rural Sweden does this as well, to the point that we import trash to burn.




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