> Dominic Hogg from Eunomia told BBC News: "When coal is phased out for generating electricity, incineration of unrecycled waste will be the most CO2-intensive form of generation.
> The environment minister Therese Coffey told the Commons: "In environmental terms, it is generally better to bury plastic than to burn it."
Option 1, burn it:
Plastic burned release energy roughly equivalent to fossil fuels. Therefore, burning it displaces an equal amount of fossil fuels.
Option 2: landfill it
You still fossil energy so you produce it, but producing it is very energy intensive.
Also you now have a landfill filled with a molecular sponge absorbing toxins, breaking up into microscopic pieces and releasing the toxins elsewhere.