Viny.This information was widely publicised in Germany during the late eighties when debates were being held over waste,its disposal and recycling.Sorry,I cannot give you any further details.But the info must be still available somewhere.
digroi.I should point out that,to recycle plastic bags,requires more energy than in their production.This is a dilemma.The real solution is NOT to produce and use such worthless objects.Try telling that to the average shopper!
Why do people get excited about burning things that could be reused or recycled? Personally I think it's not a good thing to do (quite apart from the health hazzard of PM2.5's, waste of resourses, damage to tourism, etc, etc) because more jobs are created in recycling. And on the subject of misrepresentation... a lorry carrying the waste to the incinerator has a recycling logo on it. They don't have any right to use that logo - It's being burned. End of the line.
@digiroj I work for a recylcer, The thing is that proper recycling cost money. With proper i mean closed loop and no down-cycling. This is quite hard to achieve.
In my opinion we should aim to zero landfill, recycle as much as possible and burn the rest, so at lest you get the energy back.
Viny.This information was widely publicised in Germany during the late eighties when debates were being held over waste,its disposal and recycling.Sorry,I cannot give you any further details.But the info must be still available somewhere.
Squarerig 1 day ago
digroi.I should point out that,to recycle plastic bags,requires more energy than in their production.This is a dilemma.The real solution is NOT to produce and use such worthless objects.Try telling that to the average shopper!
Squarerig 1 week ago
@Squarerig Where you got this information from? do you have a source
VinyLoopRecycling 1 day ago
Why do people get excited about burning things that could be reused or recycled? Personally I think it's not a good thing to do (quite apart from the health hazzard of PM2.5's, waste of resourses, damage to tourism, etc, etc) because more jobs are created in recycling. And on the subject of misrepresentation... a lorry carrying the waste to the incinerator has a recycling logo on it. They don't have any right to use that logo - It's being burned. End of the line.
digiroj 5 months ago 2
@digiroj I work for a recylcer, The thing is that proper recycling cost money. With proper i mean closed loop and no down-cycling. This is quite hard to achieve.
In my opinion we should aim to zero landfill, recycle as much as possible and burn the rest, so at lest you get the energy back.
VinyLoopRecycling 1 day ago
I'm mostly worried about CO2 emissions, mercury and other heavy metals being released into the air.
chechnya 6 months ago
@chechnya well that is a concern for everyone. but with regularly checked filters and seals it is very unlikely that it will make a big problem.
grantodamax 6 months ago
@chechnya don't forget dioxin. :)
tylertalkstrash 2 months ago
I believe it is a good thing to do. It helps to resolve the problem of hideous landfill sites while fulfilling the energy needs of our societys.
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