Mixing it with a binder, effectively embedding it into a semi buried rock a seems like a slightly safer option than letting it sit out in the sun to be broken down by UV.
Who is leaving it in the sun? It’s supposed to be capped off at a landfill. Where it is sequestered to some degree. Any other use liberates the thousands of virtually unregulated additives, and the microplastics themselves.
You realize the microplastics are still released from a capped landfill, right?…
I’m not necessarily saying this is a better option, but you’re talking like a capped landfill is the best solution out there, and hand waving any argument against it.
There’s also the problem of landfills taking decades to fill, with UV breaking down the topmost layer, heat breaking down internal layers, and water flowing through (and needing to be treated in the best case scenario).
Mixing it with a binder, effectively embedding it into a semi buried rock a seems like a slightly safer option than letting it sit out in the sun to be broken down by UV.
Not sure there are any “safe” options tbh but I’d rather it serve some purpose if it’s just going to break down either way, for sure.
Who is leaving it in the sun? It’s supposed to be capped off at a landfill. Where it is sequestered to some degree. Any other use liberates the thousands of virtually unregulated additives, and the microplastics themselves.
You realize the microplastics are still released from a capped landfill, right?…
I’m not necessarily saying this is a better option, but you’re talking like a capped landfill is the best solution out there, and hand waving any argument against it.
There’s also the problem of landfills taking decades to fill, with UV breaking down the topmost layer, heat breaking down internal layers, and water flowing through (and needing to be treated in the best case scenario).