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Yes, sometimes. It is much better to recycle plastics for two reasons: one, burning plastic releases dangerous chemicals, and two, recycling plastic saves energy and oil.
Burning garbage releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, as well as other dangerous toxins. Much of what is classed as garbage can actually be recycled. The absolute minimum should be burned or buried in landfill.
What else can I help you with?
How do you use plastics?
i trash in the garbage can
What did people do with their garbage before trash cans?
Most people burned it in their fireplace. Others buried it in their backyard.
What percent of the World's Garbage is Plastics?
Around 24%.
Where garbage is burned?
It is called an incinerator.
What percentage of garbage can be burned for fuel?
66%
What is a sentence for drainge basin?
The drainage basin was littered with plastics and garbage.
What effect plastics and other garbage are burned?
Burning plastics and other garbage releases harmful pollutants into the air, including toxic chemicals like dioxins, furans, and particulate matter, which can pose serious health risks to humans and the environment. This process contributes to air pollution and can exacerbate respiratory issues and other health problems in nearby communities. Additionally, the combustion of plastics can release greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. Overall, burning waste is not a sustainable solution and can lead to long-term ecological damage.
How are the different types of pollution interrelated?
throw plastics,paper,garbage,etc
Why isn't it always safe to burn waste plastic?
Some plastics such as PVC when burned give of HCl gas which is highly acidic to lung, throat, skin tissue etc. Others when burned can give of HCN which is extremely poisonous.
What percentage of garbage can be burned as fuel?
Approximately 50-70% of garbage can be burned as fuel. This process is known as waste-to-energy incineration, where the heat generated from burning garbage is converted into electricity. However, burning garbage can also produce air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.
Where does the world's garbage go?
Some things are recycled, but most of the garbage is either burned or buried underground.
What will happen to the natural resources when plastics are burned?
The earth would be destroyed
