Underground Waste Disposal

Discussions center on the high costs, technical difficulties, and alternatives to digging deep holes, tunnels, or shafts for burying or injecting waste underground.

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inimino Nov 26, 2016 View on HN

By digging a hole? Have a sense of perspective.

robertmarley Nov 23, 2014 View on HN

Digging that hole seems expensive.

stefs Oct 13, 2022 View on HN

it's as ground as can be, short of a tunneling machine maybe.

return0 Nov 26, 2016 View on HN

who needs a hole in the ground?

odonnellryan Jun 15, 2015 View on HN

Aren't these meant to be underground?

bombcar Nov 19, 2022 View on HN

Dig a deep enough hole and you don't have anything to clean up except with a backhoe.

fractalsea Nov 23, 2014 View on HN

I don't understand why they need to dig holes to do this. Why not build something equivalent onto the side of a cliff?

estimator7292 Oct 20, 2025 View on HN

Just dig a big hole, duh/s

uvdiv Feb 21, 2013 View on HN

It's meant to be injected underground.

p1mrx Jan 11, 2024 View on HN

Have they tried digging a tunnel?