Using the moon as Earth's trash can?

[ZZTop]

Nuclear power would solve a great deal of problems, but we don't have a safe place to dump all the nuclear waste. Also, corporations and manufacturing plants are constantly dumping pollutants into the ocean because they no other place to dispose all the waste.

So what is wrong with dumping it all on the moon? The surface of the moon serves no purpose. It's becoming easier to launch satellites and rockets into space, why not rockets containing nuclear waste and manufacturing pollutants?

Huge, large rockets can be created to launch this waste and drop it off on the moon's surface. Later we can start digging out the moon, like huge garbage dumps here on earth.

It only seems natural. We have this huge moon just sitting there. Instead of polluting the blue earth, we can dump it all on the moon where no life exists and it won't damage anything.

It almost feels 'meant to be' having this convenient moon so nearby at our disposal.

 

[User-E]

Good idea as long as we're not planning to populate the moon when we're done with earth.

 

[Boing]

Too flawed. It costs over $1000 per pound to send anything into space, that is just to earth orbit. Then what happens if there is an accident on the way there, all hell will break lose. Then you have to bury it in the moon, need tools and manpower. What would the cost of that be?.

 

[McGuinty]

Why don't we send it to St. Louis instead :whip:

 

[User-E]

Wasn't there a scandal about TO wanting to ship their garbage somewhere out WEST a few years ago? :NoNoNo:

 

[Lefty]

Which country will be charging the tax levy :biggrin2: