Hospitals produce an extraordinary amount of plastic waste. To reduce the size of the plastic waste, the plastic is burned in incinerators. Which of the following is a negative effect that this practice has on the environment?

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9 March, 06:22

Hospitals produce an extraordinary amount of plastic waste. To reduce the size of the plastic waste, the plastic is burned in incinerators. Which of the following is a negative effect that this practice has on the environment?

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Titus Calhoun · Answer 1

This practice has a very negative effect on the greenhouse emissions and increases the amount of global warming going on. For that reason, it would be very advisable that hospitals would resort and start using renewable sources of tools that they are using.