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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by DenisM on Sunday February 21, 2021 @01:04PM (#26215588)
A landfill 1x1x1 km can contain the entire waste the US produces in 3 years. A small patch of land 100x100 km has enough space to keep trash for 30,000 years.

https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-...

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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by eggsmediumrare on Sunday February 21, 2021 @02:10PM (#26216171)
I'm not disputing that landfills aren't really a big deal, I'm disputing the claim that we aren't running out of space.
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