Just thinking in terms of compared to microplastics and toxins in recycled plastic.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    7 months ago

    I wish we could get a mobile plasma arc gasification truck that goes around turning rubbish into glass and hydrogen with no landfill, but until that day… Don’t burn it, just do your reasonable best to avoid buying it.

    • skillissuer
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      7 months ago

      this is just burning plastic for energy with extra steps. remember, every extra step reduces efficiency

      • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        7 months ago

        Plasma arc gasification is very low emissions versus anything we currently do with it, but I would obviously prefer we just stop using plastic. Given how unlikely that is, the idea of plasma trucks going about eliminating the need for waste management infrastructure is at least fun enough to bring up conversationally.

        • skillissuer
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          7 months ago

          do you even get back energy used up on making that plasma in the first place? how badly does it get fucked up by HCl? these trucks are still infrastructure, just mobile and not even real. it has a hint of hyperloop trying to eliminate new railway projects

          also trucking waste to waste energy extraction plant would probably still use up less energy than trucking around entire facility. this all makes it sound like badly thought out nonsense

          • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            7 months ago

            Freely admitted that it’s a badly thought out idea. I am a random person on the internet, idly chatting. I’m not at leisure to join you right now, if you’re needing more rigorous debate. I am speculating about technology that exists currently (wiki) but isn’t yet advanced enough for such an application.