Letter: Many good reasons not to tip rubbish into a volcano

From Alex McDowell, London, UK

From

Letters, 22 June

Robin Stonor asks why not throw rubbish in a volcano. On contact with hot lava, many materials would vaporise, causing explosions. Due to the lack of oxygen, plastics and organic materials would decompose, not burn – this would produce flammable and toxic gases, including greenhouse gases.