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rjmunro
on Oct 24, 2022
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Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace stu...
Garbage is burned as fuel in developed countries too, e.g.
https://www.viridor.co.uk/energy/energy-recovery-facilities/...
I don't know of good figures on how much worse it is to burn plastic rather than wash and reuse it.
fomine3
on Oct 25, 2022
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Since every country still burn fossil fuels, burning oil (but used as plastic) should be not bad.
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I don't know of good figures on how much worse it is to burn plastic rather than wash and reuse it.