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Re:Wind farms can offset their emissions within two years, n... by heavyset_go on Thursday May 16, 2024 @06:53PM (#40384311)
> And every bit of it is oil production which won't be burned.

Some plastics get incinerated, it isn't all sequestered in landfills.

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Re:Wind farms can offset their emissions within two years, n... by XorNot on Thursday May 16, 2024 @07:11PM (#40384449)
> provided the plastic is going to well-managed landfill

Hence this qualifier. In my region, my trash goes to landfill. I've been to landfill! It's a modern design with stabilized storage cells, you can see them excavating it as they expand.

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