Why are people so against burning plastic? It's easily the most environmentally friendly option.
Plastic has a lot of energy, burn it and use that energy. Then you don't need to dispose of it, and you can pump slightly less oil.
Plastic has a lot of energy, burn it and use that energy. Then you don't need to dispose of it, and you can pump slightly less oil.
As someone who thinks they're pretty well-informed, I was under the impression that it would heavily pollute; so assuming what you're saying is true, it's a perception / education piece.
Long term it seems that carbon-resource extraction should be expensive and hard. At least harder than solar/wind.
Is that why people are against it? They think there are fumes?
After living under these conditions for many years, it'll be hard to let go of stereotypes.
Also as the other comment stated, much of it will no doubt be shipped to burn plants that aren't upgraded with the latest and greatest tech. Even then you also have to worry about proper maintenance of the systems. Sure, you can create regulation to cover all these angles, but I highly doubt that will happen.
Authorities are not incentivized to be transparent about it, and waste management companies neither.