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The Environment / Is it better to burn or trash Plastics?
« on: 20/05/2011 22:01:48 »Quote
the negative effect on the atmosphere would be highI don't think incineration in in a high oxygen environment would have a huge negative effect on the environment (not worse than burning an equivalent weight of oil), so provided the heat is captured and used to make savings on other energy uses (for example to heat greenhouses or generate electricity), I think burning is probably better. But I haven't looked in detail into the pros and cons.