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i guess my one word answer is simple: aquifer
our landfills are bad enough, we dont need waste oil leeching into our water system
landfills are typically too tightly packed for even biodegradables to degrade properly
“Typically in landfills, there’s not much dirt, very little oxygen, and few if any microorganisms,” says green consumer advocate and author Debra Lynn Dadd. She cites a landfill study conducted by University of Arizona researchers that uncovered still-recognizable 25-year-old hot dogs, corncobs and grapes in landfills, as well as 50-year-old newspapers that were still readable.
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