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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
Also where is the argument coming from that it's more 'efficient', I'm pretty sure the reason they have said all along was to reduce the amount of waste in the landfill. When I hear that I don't think it's to reduce costs, I think it's because it's better for the environment.
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How is it better for the environment? In theory you reduce methane emissions by composting, if so price it in.
A landfill on its own, is not bad for the environment. We have lots of space to put stuff in landfills. Trucking costs increase as they get further away from the city and they are costly to run but there is nothing environmentally damaging about a landfill that is designed properly.
http://mie.esab.upc.es/ms/informacio...composting.pdf
Havent read this completely, just googled and read the summary but it states that it doesn't make economic sense to do it yet. Not sure how they factor environmental considerations.