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materials which the initial user wants to dispose. For questions about [reuse] or [recycling] waste use those tags.
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Is there such a thing as safe and green incinerators?
If it's a bad method of waste management then why is it so widespread in the EU that sets store by environmental sustainability? …
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Is litter better than an unmanaged landfill?
Landfilling doesn't deal with, only masks the problem of waste, including plastic waste. Maybe it's a radical idea, but is litter actually a good thing? …
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Why is reducing the consumption of recyclables is better than recycling recyclables?
Why is reducing the consumption of recyclables is better than recycling recyclables? Some recyclables can be recycled only a limited number of times (plastics) so I partially understand it. But other …
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How long does it take for a cotton piece of clothing to decompose under landfill conditions? [duplicate]
How long does it take for a cotton piece of clothing to decompose under landfill conditions? I skimmed through the first five pages to my Google Scholar query "cotton degradation decomposition landfil …
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Does landfill paper constitute a net source of GHGs or not?
From "The Environmental Impact of Paper Waste Recycling: A Comparative Study". …
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How do they recycle in Belgium?
They seem to be more important waste categories than tetrapaks. It turned out to be not an easy task to find information about it on the internet (or pictures of their trash bins). …
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What is the climate impact of discarding natural apparel in landfills?
I suppose, food waste contributes to it substantially more, and yet: what is the climate impact of discarding natural apparel in landfills? …
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How long does it take for different types of textiles to decompose in a landfill?
I've looked through the first five pages of Scholar search results to my request "landfill decomposition of textiles cotton" and found zero useful information. Is there any scientific research at all …
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Is mercury still found in modern e-waste?
Is mercury still found in modern e-waste? I need an authoritative reference, please. I did try to research it on my own, but got conflicting information. …
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What do developed nations do with organic municipal waste?
What do developed nations do with organic municipal waste? Are there separate receptacles in addition to bins for plastics, glass, metals, etc.? … Is organic waste then transported for anaerobic digestion or composting? …
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Should we recycle paper products?
Should we recycle paper products given what this paper pointed out?
In "Limited climate benefits of global recycling of pulp and paper" (pdf) they write:
We [...] show that additional recycling yield …
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