Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agoTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square179arrow-up11.02Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkTIL Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square179
minus-square@exanimelinkEnglish1•3 months agoLandfills 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-square@piecatlinkEnglish2•3 months agoFair 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.