So What's The Problem With Landfill or Plastics?!

[lambsy_uk]

So I see outside a sign for a waste disposal company espousing the virtue of taking nothing to landfill; so my question is what's the big deal about land-fill, what's the fuss about filling up some holes with waste? What's the problem.

Also, I hear people moaning about plastics because they take a long time to bio-degrade; "takes 400 years for such-n-such to bio-degrade" I hear them say; so my second question is So What? What's the problem if something doesn't biodegrade, what's all the fuss about?

Why is it such a big deal if with live on a planet with a smattering of holes full of plastic?

[cee-dee]

We certainly threw away less, in fact we threw away very little. The bin lorries were much smaller than they are today and they weren't compactors like those of today.

I think the operative word is waste. The old saying was "waste not, want not". People only bought what they were going to use. "Waste food" was unheard of. As for pop, the "Corona" man used to come round with full bottles and took away the empties. There were far less cans used. I remember cans of "Spam" and "Corned Beef" but very little else. Virtually all food was home prepared, not "shop-bought" and what was bought got eaten.

There were no drinks cans littering the place and plastic bottles hadn't been invented?

OK, so would people like to go back to those times? I guess not?

[bankhaunter]

I notice my local Tescos no longer have the flimsy 'disposable' carrier bags but only the larger reusable 'bag for life' which is made from recycled plastics.

[lambsy_uk]

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@fallen-archie wrote:
TYou bought your fruit and veg at the market and put it into a net bag, anything flammable supplemented the fire 

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These days you're reprimanded for burning stuff. 

[fallen-archie]

They can reprimand as much as they like! You can’t beat a good fire😀

[lambsy_uk]

Nothing been added this past week so I guess we've reached consensus; landfill is best option if we're not going to burn it.

[jd.linklater]

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@lambsy_uk wrote:
Nothing been added this past week so I guess we've reached consensus; landfill is best option if we're not going to burn it.

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We've hardly reached a consensus, reading back I can't find one poster who agrees that putting plastic in landfill is a good idea.

[lambsy_uk]

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@jd.linklater wrote:

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@lambsy_uk wrote:
Nothing been added this past week so I guess we've reached consensus; landfill is best option if we're not going to burn it.

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We've hardly reached a consensus, reading back I can't find one poster who agrees that putting plastic in landfill is a good idea.

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We've not seen that iit's a bad idea either, infact we have ascertained that plastic breaking down leads to pollutants thertefore if plastics are not breaking down in landfill it lessens pollution, Burning may be the best idea but landfill seems second best. Havn't seen anything to counter this!