UPDATED: Yes. We agree with the analogy. Yes, tu
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Posted On: 05/30/2014 2:58:45 PM
Re: PaperProphet #8488
UPDATED: Yes. We agree with the analogy. Yes, turning the chaff into packaging is more environmentally friendly than landfilling it. Just go with it.
One thing we need to add to the analogy is something analogous to HTF. Let's say they need to mix in corn starch to grind the chaff successfully without clogging up the processor. But they're in luck. They already have corn starch as a byproduct available to them from another part of their business. We can argue this part both ways - it may not be available to them and they need to purchase it for some nominal price.
My argument that turning waste plastic into fuel is more environmentally friendly than landfilling it is based on the following:
1) Waste plastic takes up a lot of landfill space. I do not subscribe to it being toxic in the landfill. But it takes up a lot of space.
2) Waste plastic does not always make it to landfill because of the cost and it sometimes finds its way to places we don't want it - like the ocean.
3) Burning the resulting fuel reduces greenhouse gases ONLY because it reduces the amount of oil that must be extracted from the land and burned. It is being repurposed. But it still generates greenhouse gases. Eventually that will need to be stopped. It will probably be a long time before this is an issue, so the benefits are worth something.
Just assume the same with the chaff in our rather silly example.
One thing we need to add to the analogy is something analogous to HTF. Let's say they need to mix in corn starch to grind the chaff successfully without clogging up the processor. But they're in luck. They already have corn starch as a byproduct available to them from another part of their business. We can argue this part both ways - it may not be available to them and they need to purchase it for some nominal price.
My argument that turning waste plastic into fuel is more environmentally friendly than landfilling it is based on the following:
1) Waste plastic takes up a lot of landfill space. I do not subscribe to it being toxic in the landfill. But it takes up a lot of space.
2) Waste plastic does not always make it to landfill because of the cost and it sometimes finds its way to places we don't want it - like the ocean.
3) Burning the resulting fuel reduces greenhouse gases ONLY because it reduces the amount of oil that must be extracted from the land and burned. It is being repurposed. But it still generates greenhouse gases. Eventually that will need to be stopped. It will probably be a long time before this is an issue, so the benefits are worth something.
Just assume the same with the chaff in our rather silly example.
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