Just thinking in terms of compared to microplastics and toxins in recycled plastic.

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      Plasma arc gasification is very low emissions versus anything we currently do with it, but I would obviously prefer we just stop using plastic. Given how unlikely that is, the idea of plasma trucks going about eliminating the need for waste management infrastructure is at least fun enough to bring up conversationally.

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        do you even get back energy used up on making that plasma in the first place? how badly does it get fucked up by HCl? these trucks are still infrastructure, just mobile and not even real. it has a hint of hyperloop trying to eliminate new railway projects

        also trucking waste to waste energy extraction plant would probably still use up less energy than trucking around entire facility. this all makes it sound like badly thought out nonsense

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          Freely admitted that it’s a badly thought out idea. I am a random person on the internet, idly chatting. I’m not at leisure to join you right now, if you’re needing more rigorous debate. I am speculating about technology that exists currently (wiki) but isn’t yet advanced enough for such an application.