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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

On the other hand, landfills leak contaminants to the soil and water, produce a lot of methane, and probably other things too. I'd also argue that they give a illusion of a problem solved, and lead people and companies into not wanting to reduce trash production.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

When I was a kid, it was "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle". The order was quite intentional.

Nobody ever talks about the first two anymore. Probably because they are wildly anti-consumption and thus bad for business.

I went on vacation recently. Visited Houston, Austin, and Dallas by EV. I was, and still am, amazed that the giant gas stations along the highway (Buc-ees, Road Ranger) are still using Styrofoam cups at the soda fountain. I can't believe those are even still being made.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's also the fact that a lot of your trash doesn't go to landfills, but instead gets shipped to developing countries where they often dump it into Wall-E style open air trash mountains.