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Making Gasoline from Plastic Wastesciencedaily.com

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like fuels. The process…

4 points•silver92bullet•8 days ago•3 comments•
#plastic#gasoline#waste#plastic waste#making gasoline#oak#ridge#scientists

3 comments

MiroslavPokorny8 days ago
Im sure pumping these salts into the environment in massive amounts has no consequences...
silver92bullet8 days ago
I mean that is fair. I am sure that would need to be studied too. I think in fairness though pretty much anything we do has some effect on the environment. I think is the effect something responsibly done that witherwe can live with or mitigate
MiroslavPokorny8 days ago
If they were responsibile, they should have mentioned that simple fact, that the environmental consequences have not been studied.

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