Submitted by Surriperefix t3_10bw1ab in askscience
NakoL1 t1_j4dgqbu wrote
Europe doesn't have as much space as the US and nobody wants landfills near them so for the most part miscellaneous/non-recyclable plastics are just burnt along with other kinds of trash in special facilities that are equipped to handle toxic smokes
plastic is petroleum-based so it burns pretty well and modern incinerators double as power plants
p.s. I suppose you could say it's one kind of chemical transformation...
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