Walking around my neighborhood over the last few weeks has become an eye opening experience. I am noticing more nature, more neighbors, and issues both small and large that could be addressed.
One thing noticed is garbage. My neighborhood isn't messy. There isn't much trash lining the streets. What I did see were the number of overfilled garbage cans each week and many houses had a recycling can and 2 regular garbage cans. I'm not one to speak. I have 2 garbage cans as well!
This led me to ask a few questions. What happens when our garbage fills a landfill? How long until we have no where to put our trash. What happens then? Is there anyone working a solution?
In my research I learned about Plasma Arc Recycling. Advocates for using Plasma Arc state it is a clean way to melt our municipal trash and recycle many of the bi-products to useable materials. Those against the Plasma Arc mention it uses combustion and a smokestack to disperse gases into the air. The pollutants are much the same as now, however with Plasma Arc the quantity of pollutants are greatly reduced.
As I read about Plasma Arc Recycling I am for it. It could create a significant decrease in the amount of land needed to dump our municipal waste and greatly extend the time a landfill can be used. I am still exploring the negative side. However, the negatives are much better than what we currently experience.
