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title: Machine Turns Plastic Back Into Oil — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/machine-turns-plastic-back-into-oil/
date: 2010-08-24
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# Machine Turns Plastic Back Into Oil

Plastic causes a trifecta of problems and it was about time that someone converts plastic into oil. 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 it. His solution is safe, eco-friendly and efficient. VIDEO

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