A Plane to Go Halfway Around the World, Fueled by Plastic Trash
Cynar, a British company that turns discarded plastic into diesel fuel, is sponsoring a flight of a plane fueled by trash. Read the full story
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Loved the idea of converting thrash plastic in to fuel fot transportation.
Could this be used in any mode of transport.? Could it be used for other applications such as in manufacturing plants?
If they can make diesel out of plastic, they can find plenty and maybe clean up the pacific garbage patch. Also, there is a lot of it coming over from Japan. It seems like there is a never ending supply of it floating around out there.