A Machine That Turns Plastic Back Into Oil

Malevolence · 08-24-2010, 11:28 PM

Plastic, though the holy grail of modern convenience, causes a trifecta of problems. We’re running out of places to dump our non-biodegradable plastic waste and it’s clogging up our oceans. Burning plastic releases tons of CO2 into the atmosphere contributing to global warming. And to make the stuff, it soaks up 7% of our annual petroleum use, an in demand diminishing resource.
Akinori Ito, the CEO of Blest, a Japanese company, has somewhat of a panacea. If plastic is just oil, why don’t we simply turn it back into what it was, he pondered. So the guy made a machine to do just that. His solution is safe, eco-friendly and efficient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGabrorRS8

Ya I am bored!

08-24-2010, 11:28 PM	#1
Malevolence Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scotland/Canada Posts: 139	A Machine That Turns Plastic Back Into Oil Plastic, though the holy grail of modern convenience, causes a trifecta of problems. We’re running out of places to dump our non-biodegradable plastic waste and it’s clogging up our oceans. Burning plastic releases tons of CO2 into the atmosphere contributing to global warming. And to make the stuff, it soaks up 7% of our annual petroleum use, an in demand diminishing resource. Akinori Ito, the CEO of Blest, a Japanese company, has somewhat of a panacea. If plastic is just oil, why don’t we simply turn it back into what it was, he pondered. So the guy made a machine to do just that. His solution is safe, eco-friendly and efficient. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGabrorRS8 Ya I am bored!