NationStates Jolt Archive

The Republic of BlueTiger has had an idea for a proposal, but instead of devolving it by ourselves, we ask that the entire UN gives its ideas for the proposal.

Here is the basic idea. All over the world people make waste, and they usually just stick them in landfills. However, if all countries added a kind of power plant as a part of their landfills, where garbage is the source used for power, to avoid the use of fossil fuels. Now, some things can't burn, which is why there is still a landfill area, for the ashes and metals and other such items.

The point of this proposal is to make for smaller landfills, and have them filled with more biodegradable materials. Also to have an alternate source of energy available.

Ideas?

1) Metals.....they burn reallllll well
2) Chemicals of various sorts (batteries anyone).....I don't know but this seems a bit concerning
3) Animal by-products (though I admit, this might be what you're looking for in bio-degradable stuff), not too friendly
4) Plastic, styrofoam, etc. Not exactly the best things to burn (worse, not exactly the most degrading thing we've ever made)

Etc

Sorry, I doubt I'll be supporting it.

Not to mention the toxins from the chared end byproduct from incinerators which has to be discarded, gennerally in a landfill.
Keep up the ideas. A good one will come, eventually.