Really curious as I know part of the problem may be pollution, but if certain parts of trash were burnable and safe, would that be a viable waste disposal option, somehow? Thanks in advance.
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Switzerland burns its waste that cannot be recycled. The heat that is produced by the incineration is used to feed the power grid. Waste is separated by the households and companies for recycling and only what cannot be recycled is being collected in the trash and burned. The system works by making recycling waste free while you pay for each bag of trash so there’s an incentive to recycle as much as possible.
To answer your question, you can throw waste into a volcano but it would be very bad for the environment to burn it in such an uncontrolled way and to waste the “fuel” that is created by burning it.
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