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Re:Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s pla... by solstice on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:05PM (#20208180)
I think there are much more important issues like space: Improperly constructed and maintained landfills (i.e. most of them) leak pollutants into the ground (water) and offgas significant quantities of methane. (No sources handy right now...)
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Re:Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s pla... by codedokode on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @03:36AM (#20210478)
This is currently an issue in Russia. Big cities like Moscow produce a lot of waste and the cheapest way to utilise it was to dump to a landfill in a countryside. Now people living nearby are protesting because the gases from the landfill are carried by the wind to their town several kilemeters away.
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