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The logistics of ferrying all trash to that singular location would be ... (edit: a major undertaking).


Rail guns! Pods full of compacted trash launch out to a 'catch' zone using rail guns.


Sounds like a great backdrop for the next dystopian sci-fi film.

Dull thuds in the distance as dark masses streak across the sky every 10 minutes.


Look up Infinite Jest.


> Sounds like a great backdrop for the next dystopian sci-fi film.

Futurama Season 1 Episode 8, "A Big Piece of Garbage": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Big_Piece_of_Garbage


I guess the garbage trains from New York City would have to go further.


But, it could be made relatively efficient by using trains to haul trash long-distance.


ECDC Environmental is massive: https://youtu.be/6omwOGWGQXs

Edit: in Utah


Plus the real estate prices right next to that plot would plummet :-)


So, cheap expansion?




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