In countries that incinerate their waste and control the emissions, why are these plastics still considered bad for the environment?
In: Chemistry
When the plastic is incinerated it releases chemicals into the atmosphere, which causes more of a breakdown to the ozone layer.. we want to keep our earth condom intact, otherwise the sun sperms get through.
First, plastics are made from hydrocarbons, meaning oil. Using oil is bad for the environment for a whole host of what I hope are obvious reasons. Second, incinerating *anything* is bad for the environment. Sure, you can, to some extent, control the pollution, but you can’t eliminate it. Any amount of pollution is worse than no pollution.
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