https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/mexico…
with “Climafuel,” a mix of paper, cardboard, wood, carpet, textiles and plastics.
Is this a clean fuel? Paper, cardboard, and wood are green fuels made by plants from carbon dioxide. Carpet, textiles, and plastics can be from plants but most are petrochemical products. Finding a home for them better than land fill but still burning as fuel.
Carpet, textiles, and plastics can be from plants but most are petrochemical products. Finding a home for them better than land fill but still burning as fuel.
I would think that burying the plastics in the ground would put less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning them.
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Yes, burying plastic is one way to sequester carbon. But it will be there for thousands of years. Lets hope we have lots of space.
Burning it to recover energy emits carbon dioxide but plants can capture and convert it to carbohydrates. In the long run that might be better.
Yes, burying plastic is one way to sequester carbon. But it will be there for thousands of years. Lets hope we have lots of space.
Burning it to recover energy emits carbon dioxide but plants can capture and convert it to carbohydrates. In the long run that might be better.
Space isn’t a problem in the US, for the most part, but expense is an issue, as modern lined landfills don’t come cheap.
Burning it to recover energy while also capturing the CO2 at the smokestack for use in industrial processes or to sequester is another route, though also expensive.
The UK has already started using recycled plastic to replace cement as a binder in paving materials. The great thing about this method is that it can use all types of plastic and therefore can eliminate the need for pre-sorting. https://www.recycledplasticbuildingmaterials.co.uk/paving-re…
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