What is the danger of styrofoam?

Question

what is the danger of syrofoam if we burn it and melted it with d-limonene?

what do you think about indonesia that produce thousands of ton styrofoam per day?

what should indonesian goverment do to prevent the global warming?

Answer 1

Styrofoam is not biodegradable or recyclable, so it builds up at dump sites.

The old treatment method for Styrofoam waste was to burn it in an incinerator, but this produced the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. This also produced carbon monoxide, which is harmful to the human respiratory system.

Orange peel extract contains d-limonene, which can be converted into a polymer flocculant and used to break down Styrofoam into liquid. The environmentally friendly process requires no complicated equipment or chemicals.

The resulting liquid of orange peel extract and dissolved Styrofoam is safe to dispose, because it can be decomposed by microorganisms in the air and soil.

I think that all governments, not just the Indonesian government, should require the limonene waste treatment method for Styrofoam waste.