1. Earth’s Trash System Is Already Complex
Currently, global waste is handled through a mix of recycling programs, landfill management, incinerators, and, unfortunately, widespread pollution. Even with all this in place, over 2.1 billion metric tons of waste are produced every year.
Some of it ends up in oceans, forests, and remote regions. Adding a new process that shoots this much trash into orbit would demand a complete overhaul of global waste management.