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Dr. Melanie Bergmann

1/n New analysis concludes: „Furthermore, there is a significant shift in waste disposal: #incineration is emerging as a prominent waste disposal method (34%), landfill is decreasing substantially (40%), while the global #recycling rate remained stagnant (9%). #plastic
nature.com/articles/s43247-025

NatureComplexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis - Communications Earth & EnvironmentGlobal plastics production is concentrated in oil-producing countries with advanced petrochemical industries, while plastics disposal has shifted from landfill to incineration, with recycling consistently low, according to a global trade-linked material flow analysis of plastics for the year 2022.
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AI6YR Ben

Tacoma News Tribune: Man dies in fiery crash in South Hill area after Tesla reaches speeds of 100-plus mph (2/18/25)

"A 45-year-old man was killed in a fiery, high-speed crash into trees and a fence in the South Hill area Monday, authorities said. The man was driving alone in a Tesla eastbound on 128th Street East in excess of 100 mph shortly before 11 p.m....(a) deputy broke the driver-side window in an effort to rescue the victim, who was described as “very large,” but could not pull him out before flames engulfed the vehicle,"

thenewstribune.com/news/local/

#tesla#death#incineration
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Steve

"Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found...

Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” - and some are calling for a ban on new incinerators...

The BBC examined five years of data from across the country, and found that burning waste produces the same amount of greenhouse gases for each unit of energy as coal power, which was abandoned by the UK last month..."

#GreenhouseGases #ClimateCrisis
#AirPollution #Incineration #Incinerators

bbc.com/news/articles/cp3wxgje

www.bbc.comBurning household rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power, BBC findsNearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
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Ricardo Harvin

The goal of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once #ClimateChange mitigation solutions is "progress, not perfection", with radical and continual improvements.

#WasteToEnergy #incineration is only a bit cleaner than #coal and #gas, but "...the process reduces the volume of #waste, creates #energy, and part of the residue can be #recycled." while reducing the amount of #waste burned in the open, a major and increasing source of #pollutants and #GreenhoseGas #emissions

#link: youtu.be/OPVUrO-_7SM?si=8sqFZX

YouTubeWhy don’t we just burn our trash?By DW Planet A
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