2007-04-21 15:54:46 · 15 answers · asked by Eric K 1 in Environment
What I would do is avoid public transportation, make sure you go far out places in your car like different cities.
remember... those who criticised... this guy does not need a lesson in morality... he needs to know how he can pollute more. So dont say stuff like "you shouldnt pollute in the first place" because thats not what he asked for.
2007-04-21 16:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about hybrid cars, but chew on this for a while:
"Polluting" by throwing your trash in landfills will help cut down on the environmental destruction caused by recycling. No, really, this isn't a joke.
Think about it... When you recycle, what happens? Well a truck comes and gets your recycled bin. Not your regular garbage truck, mind you, so the extra trucks are also polluting the air with their exhaust.
After the truck goes around, polluting the air, it dumps it at a recycling center. Then, the materials are "recycled" by being melted, which releases even more pollution into the air.
So this saves us money, right? Nope. Those extra trucks and those extra workers at those extra factories end up costing quite a bit.
The materials in paper and plastics (and by plastics, I mean modern plastics made from from renewable resources such as corn, soybeans and canola) are renewable rescources... if you remember your grade-school science, you'll know that means that the supply is easily replaced. So all that deforrestation... yup, you guessed it, it's all regrown. That means you can't blame paper for the lack of trees. There's actually more trees in the world today than 100 years ago.... we all need paper, right? It's cheaper for a company to plant two trees for every one it cuts down than it is to actually recycle.
The only thing that is cheaper to recycle is metal, as that is NOT a renewable recource.
But what about the land fill you ask? Doesn't garbage create methane gas? Yes it does, and that methane is syphoned off and can be used as feul for electricity, cars, or other methane needs.
And run-off from the landfill? Nope. Landfills aren't just a hole in the ground, they're highly advanced containment set-ups with concrete walls (thick enough to safely house radioactive waste), rubber bladders, and a bunch of other things that prevent contamination of the gorund and water nearby.
But isn't a landfill a waste of land? Nope. Look at Chicago: everything east of Michigan Ave. is built on a landfill. THat's a lot of real estate, includung the famous Hancock Tower.
So there's how and why you should "pollute" to counter the damaging effects of recycling.
2007-04-21 16:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start a forest fire: Air pollution
Dump chemicals: Water pollution
Secretly change the price of gas signs to coax people into buying more gas therefore eliminating the need for hybrid cars: Hybrid 0; Destruction 1
Drive around and throw away ever recyle bucket and item inside.
2007-04-21 16:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by The Human Seer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about Hybrids - They are having no effect at all. Worry about people driving around in little modern diesels, burning bio-diesel (like me) and GENUINELY doing 60, 70 mpg rather than driving around in little hybrids which use a ton more petrol than you would think and the figures suggest.
2007-04-22 04:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"plastics are renewable rescources... if you remember your grade-school science" -- Ryan T
i never went to grade school here in the U.K., but i can tell you plastics are not renewable resources.
science: plastics are formed by polymeristation of alkenes, which are extracted from crude oil.
crude oil is not a renewable resource. we only have so much plastic. there were plenty of other errors in that little reply too.
so my answer to you is: to pollute more---> don't recycle
2007-04-22 06:49:22 · answer #5 · answered by ufundo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn a few old tires, dump some old automobile batteries in the nearest lake or stream, and buy a few cases of Freon to release directly into the air instead of using them to recharge your air-conditioner.
Doug
2007-04-21 16:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, all a person has to do is to open their mouth to pollute his surroundings.
2007-04-22 07:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by MissHazel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, possibly you could procreate and thereby pollute the gene pool.
2007-04-22 07:30:51 · answer #8 · answered by Debora G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a mini-LA and experiment with smoke, etc.
2007-04-21 15:57:23 · answer #9 · answered by Sp!ffy. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat more beans and broccoli.
2007-04-21 15:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋