Hopeful or Hopeless - In the face of a changing climate – is there anything I can do to make a difference?
29th July 2022 | 4 mins
- The waste management sector sees an increasing number of gas bottles being thrown out as general waste. These gas bottles, even if they are empty, explode when they go though an energy recovery facility.
- The exploding gas uses all the oxygen in the air, which causes partial combustion creating carbon monoxide – a pollutant and a greenhouse gas.
- This creates a risk to the health and safety of those who make sure our bins are taken away and processed safely every day.