Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 2 JahrenTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square174linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 2 Jahrenmessage-square174linkfedilink
minus-squareexanime@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenLandfills leak all the time. There is no actually contain all the toxic pollutants in there, specially not the microscopic stuff https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2021/04/15/hidden-damage-landfills
minus-squarepiecat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenFair enough, there’s potential for landfills to leak. But if its between that, dumping it in the ocean, or exporting it, the landfill wins.
Landfills leak all the time. There is no actually contain all the toxic pollutants in there, specially not the microscopic stuff
https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2021/04/15/hidden-damage-landfills
Fair enough, there’s potential for landfills to leak.
But if its between that, dumping it in the ocean, or exporting it, the landfill wins.