8. Why can't we burn our trash in volcanoes?

Ask Us Anything by Popular Science · Apr 22, 2021 · 9m

At first glance, a volcano’s hot lava seems ideal for incinerating our trash. But, like so many things in science, it’s so much more complicated than that.

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