David Hansen wrote:
On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:11:08 +0000 someone who may be DM
wrote this:-

Those who see no reason not to lob everything in a giant wheelie bin
should consider the little film at
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/resources/minisites/landfill to see
what happens to it.
That doesn't really tell you anything about what happens to it.

Incorrect.

In what way, did you watch something different?
Give some concrete examples rather than simple negation. Do you every give a
complete and reasonable response?


What it does do is highlight the problems of the locals.

That as well.

On a a modern landfill site what happens to the waste is that it goes into
carefully prepared lined cells, which are soon capped.

As it says in the film, linings fail.

Then holes are drilled down into the waste and perforated pipes inserted and
connected up to a gas collection network.

An end of pipe solution which does nothing to reduce the volume of
waste, indeed it may even encourage more waste like incinerators.
That means emissions are involved in creating the waste and
transporting it.

It is far better to reduce the volume of waste than put a green fig
leaf on it.




Where there is waste then it is better to use it efficiently, methane
generation form waste is a good usage.

In fact most landfill sites show remarkably good usage of resources.

1. quarry an area - good business
2. charge people to dump waste in your hole - good business
3. generate electricity from that waste - good business

overall a very efficient use of resources