Comment by simulate-me

I don't understand people's aversion to landfills. Perhaps it's because people intuitively understand that dumping garbage is not sustainable indefinitely, i.e. Earth will eventually run out of room. However, there is currently plenty of space for landfills. I think more things should go into landfills. Don't try to recycle plastic, just make sure it securely ends up in a landfill without ending up in the ocean and lock it away forever. That seems great. Why you'd want to take a perfectly stable thing and combust it, potentially leaking toxins into the atmosphere and environment, is beyond me.