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Re:New Jersey bans paper bags by silicon2401 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @09:55AM (#31410689)
> while landfills can actually generate a net positive amount of energy.

Are you saying that yet another source of heat production, when we already have global warming going on, is a good thing?

Re:New Jersey bans paper bags by samatman on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:00AM (#31410781)
Landfills sequester carbon on the net, and release enough methane (at first) that it's practical to turn it into electricity. That compares favorably with any other pathway for waste.

Reducing waste is good as well, this law is a silly way to do it.

Re:New Jersey bans paper bags by seiferteric on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:47PM (#31413301)
GW is not about human heat production, which is insignificant compared to the sun, it is only about GH gasses which trap a bit more heat from the sun which amounts to vastly more heat than humans produce.