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Originally Posted by coffeebean
I've discussed the incineration plant which serves The Villages which turns plastic into energy. No plastic at all in land fills and the plastics are turned into energy. What about that?
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Good, but not perfect.
Several searches noted that trash to energy systems reduce landfill by around 90% from what was brought in. The ash that goes into the ground contains materials no longer recyclable (glass, metals, etc) along with various toxins, heavy metals and microplastics. The steam and gasses that goes into the air contains CO2, nitrogen, and other greenhouse gasses, toxins, ash and microplastics.
So, good, but not perfect. And it's expensive to build and operate.