Could waste plastic reduce our need for oil?
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="plastic">plastic</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="monster">monster</span>.” <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="jugs">jugs</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="landfills">landfills</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bordnyniuk">Bordnyniuk</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="JBI">JBI</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Basically">Basically</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="here">here</span>.”</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bordyniuk">Bordyniuk</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unwashed">unwashed</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="viscosity">viscosity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span>. <span word="Looks">Looks</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="black">black</span>.”</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bordyniuk">Bordyniuk</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Plastics">Plastics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hydrocarbon">hydrocarbon</span> <span word="chains">chains</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="value">value</span>.”</p><p><span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="testers">testers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>.</p><p><span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Molodynia">Molodynia</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>-<span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="pours">pours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>.</p>
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