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What if we Dump trash into Volcanoes?

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Now, the only advantage here as compared to existing garbage incinerators would be conservation of fuel required for burning. However, there will be quite a number of disadvantages.

Firstly, in order to burn the trash, we will have to locate a currently active volcano which also has a lava lake. Such volcanoes are quite rare. Secondly, transporting the garbage will cost time, money and a whole lot of fuel. Thirdly, modern garbage incinerator plants are more efficient in controlling harmful emissions into the atmosphere as compared to volcanoes. Fourthly, although lava is extremely hot, it can’t melt everything. Hence, the remaining trash would just float and when the volcano would erupt, the trash would spread to surrounding areas, contaminating the soil. Fifthly, water in trash trapped in lava expands hundreds of times its original volume to form steam. This expanding steam which puts extreme pressure on the lava, may burst out, thus creating mini explosions. Lastly, an active volcano can be unpredictable. Hence, if it erupts while one is dumping some garbage, the explosion will be fatal.
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  1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2020 at 9:38 AM

    This was so great dude....i had never about it this way...👍👌

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