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idigclams t1_itqw8vq wrote

Reply to comment by tom-8-to in Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse by chrisdh79

Not as bad as burning coal, a lot of times. Polyethylene is a highly refined and simple hydrocarbon, for example. It should burn cleaner than natural gas and much cleaner than coal. Of course it will still release carbon into the atmosphere.

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revtor t1_itsnzum wrote

It’s how they recycle plastic in Europe- burn it. Can be clean! And then the heat turns into electricity..

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