Subj : LCBO to permanently ditch
To   : Ward Dossche
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Aug 13 2023 00:26:00

Hello Ward!

** On Saturday 12.08.23 - 20:49, Ward Dossche wrote to Mike Powell:

 WD> It is amazing how, in a modern country such as Canada,
 WD> landfill still is a considered a viable end-solution.

Canada is immense with its plentitude of land, and that is  
probably why landfills have been maintained as the defacto  
standard for disposing waste. Before plastics and electronic  
turned up, this was probably a perfectly fine solution.

Today, a lot more planning goes into suitable landfill sites.  
They look for areas of least impact to watersheds/watertables.  
They might even excavate the soils and gravels as road building  
materials and dedicate the pits for garbage fill.


 WD> Many know I live in Belgium, there is "no" landfill
 WD> anymore here, there is no space for it. So there are other
 WD> solutions needed for the general household garbage which
 WD> cannot be recycled and has no other end-of-life options
 WD> ... incineration ...

Great.  Belgium, one source contributor to global warming! :D


 WD> As most of that garbage has a too low caloric value for
 WD> incineration, energy needs to be added in the form of gas
 WD> and ... the paper and the plastic from shopping bags.

Modern day manufactured materials is a far cry from the simpler  
materials a couple hundred years ago.


 WD> Landfill is a very irresponsible way of waste management ...

Building a lot of incernation plants, especially near by  
populated areas, would cry public opposition.

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