Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up? – Georgine T.It’s true that lava is hot enough to burn up some of our trash. USGSBeyond temperature, there are other good reasons not to burn our trash in volcanoes. Anyone who threw garbage into a lava lake would have to run away and dodge flaming garbage and lava. Suppose it was possible to dump trash safely into a lava lake: What would happen to the trash?

Source: Daily Sun March 01, 2026 04:13 UTC