child, wondering where trash goes: well someone must have thought of a good solution for all this
adults: we put it into very large holes and then put dirt on top
child: even the plastic?
adults: especially the plastic
child: oh my god
I have some options on future yields in a rubbish mine that i would like to offer you... :D
@thetrakynia
Child: what if you run out of room?
Adults: Burn it.
Child: Even the plastic?
Adults: Especially the plastics.
@ultimape @thetrakynia
Child: There's a lot of trash that doesn't get collected. What happens to that?
Adults: It gets flushed into the ocean.
Child: Even the plastics?
Adults: Especially the plastics.
@reinderdijkhuis @ultimape @thetrakynia this thread. omg.
Say hi to the Precious Plastic Universe!
The alternative plastic recycling system run by (brilliant) people around the planet.
@realcaseyrollins @thetrakynia i was going to mention the burning. many if not most cities will burn at least some of the trash in large incinerators.
@thor Worth mentioning also that plastic recycling is pretty much make-believe (few cycles and many common types can't be recycled even once or few places actually accept them). Maybe it gets turned into a lawn chair on the way to the landfill though...yay...
Just making the stuff in the first place is harmful too.
@thetrakynia yeah, i've heard about the problem. a lot of the stuff we wrap in plastic could be sealed in glass containers with a lid instead. or metal cans, if they can remelt those.
@thetrakynia to be fair there's effectively unlimited places for us to put garbage. There's a *lot* of land without a water table worth worrying about.
Of course, it's not done properly.