- The form it is put "back into the ground" isn't the same form it was "pumped up".

- The landfill isn't the same location where we put it compared to where we sourced it (much deeper).

I'm not an ecologist, but both these differences have complex consequences for earth and us.

https://www.patagonia.com/why-plastics/

If you are re-using the jars, then that would have a lower impact, but if you're buying jarred butter and jelly, you're making the problem worse.

[0] - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230427-glass-or-plastic...

To be clear, I'm not puritanical about this. I still do takeout sometimes. And, I'm about to hop on some flights that will burn a ton of oil. (Ironically, one of those carbon-belching flights is to a dinner at Silo, which I'm looking forward to.)

Two of my biggest realizations have been:

1. There are many low-hanging changes we can make to reduce plastic, such as going to a farmers market, replacing a one-time use sandwich bag with a reusable one, or skipping delivery food (which often has more plastic packaging than actual food).

2. Low-plastic is often synonymous with quality. My cotton jeans, leather bag, and metal water bottle are all more expensive - but they are higher quality, have lasted for years, and can often be repaired. For example, my leather was an expensive $400, but I've had it for 8 years and counting - and just had it restored to look shiny and new. (Put another way: Plastic lacks wabi-sabi beauty).

You would sort the waste and grind it down if necessary.

They could hover high enough to not be affected by the rupture of the lava lakes. Unless there is an open caldera like in Nicaragua.

Then you would just have to deal with the local communities spiritual beliefs, which would benefit from a financial incentive.

It's not a zero-sum, though. Why does my cilantro need to come in a plastic bag? At the farmer's market, it doesn't come packaged at all.

[1] And, fire is basically reversing the process - releasing the sunlight that created the plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pIYI5JQLE