tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post115306933954045529..comments2023-12-27T04:58:41.112-08:00Comments on BIOconversion Blog: Spinning “Gold” Out of TrashC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1153184758235606552006-07-17T18:05:00.000-07:002006-07-17T18:05:00.000-07:00First, there is a very high fraction of landfill m...First, there is a very high fraction of landfill material that is not typically going to self-degrade. I'm thinking of things like plastics, foams, paper products. These are going to be stable for timescales on the order of centuries, possibly millenia. <BR/><BR/>The good news, from your perspective at least, is that garbage probably represents a smaller percentage of our total emissions as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1153160458964296722006-07-17T11:20:00.000-07:002006-07-17T11:20:00.000-07:00My understanding is that as feedstock decomposes i...My understanding is that as feedstock decomposes it releases carbon back into the atmosphere. In contrast, gasification and conversion of trash to biofuels removes carbon dioxide that traditional recycling would only return to the atmosphere. The only value of modern landfilling is that it somewhat "mummifies" the otherwise decaying material that is dumped into them. Without capture systems, C. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1153100480735224002006-07-16T18:41:00.000-07:002006-07-16T18:41:00.000-07:00I certainly applaud these sorts of efforts to clos...I certainly applaud these sorts of efforts to close the cycle. However, we must remember that the input side is still wide open. I hope that when people are considering these sorts of projects, that they're also giving some thought to carbon offsets, since 100% recycling takes away a very significant carbon sink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com