True. But there a lot of "can't be bothered to" going on here. And just burning it for energy (in a ~clean, modern facility) seems a lot better than having old plastic crap everywhere across the landscape, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
So, upvoted cause ultimately we do need to do something with it...
But I used to work in a industry that would bundle its used plastic and burn it to get rid of it... (I know, I know... terrible)
Let me tell you. That stuff doesn't burn easily unless there is already a damn good fire going, or some helper combustibles. Sure, it will burn just fine when you put a few in a fire, etc. But once you get to the kinds of loads that occur with bails of plastic...
It's going to mostly smolder and offgas from my experience. It got so bad they stopped burning it, and started selling it to some company that found a way to recycle it. Ironically enough.
It should not be "burned" as in a bonfire (like is done in many places). It needs to be burned in an electric arc furnace or mixed with coke for steel at temperatures in excess of 1000k.
OH, for sure. I agree. But that is what most people tend to do when they do this sort of thing. Even the 'furnace' they had was just a bonfire essentially in a enclosed can with vents. And that was specially bought from a company that sold it for that purpose. I forget the name though, sorry.
