But if we can only use space in the middle of nowhere, it becomes much less "nearly limitless".
Re:Recycling is Garbage (1996)
by vectorjohn on Monday June 22, 2015 @06:01PM
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In fact, it becomes much more limitless. Almost everywhere in the united states is in the middle of nowhere. We could be talking about a different country, sure. But nobody says the garbage has to end up right where it's generated.
Re:Recycling is Garbage (1996)
by JoeAltmaier on Monday June 22, 2015 @06:14PM
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Its easy for the folks who live in cities to imagine everywhere else is just wasted ground, the middle of nowhere. Come out here sometime and learn. Every place is owned, farmed, grazed, used by somebody. There's no such thing as nowhere.
The US government owns 28% of the land in the country (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_lands) - Most of this land is not being used for parks or any other public resource - it simply is unused and unoccupied.
Re:Recycling is Garbage (1996)
by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @11:41AM
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Much is leased for grazing, mining.
I'm not a big expert on this. But this sounds like a big lesson (possibly one that could have been guessed prior). That you can apply to the next landfill: Move it to the middle of nowhere, perhaps a desert or something if you're worried about populated areas.