Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner? It..is..BRILLIANT. This could seriously revolutionize our insanely oil-hungry world and significantly reduce the amount of overloaded landfills around the world. Check out the YouTube video below for an explanation from the inventor himself on how the machine melts any type of plastic down to crude gas.
It’s a simple concept! Plastic is made of oil. So melting the plastic back down should bring it back to its original form, right? This is just what a Japanese company, Blest, has invented! It can be further refined into gasoline, diesel, and even kerosene. Just one kilogram of plastic can produce nearly one liter of oil using only 1 kilowatt of electricity.
Blest’s CEO, Akinori Ito, states that there are over sixty machines already installed in farms, fisheries, and small factories in Japan. “If we burn plastic, we generate toxins and a large amount of carbon dioxide. If we convert it into oil, we save CO2 and at the same time increase people’s awareness about the value of plastic garbage,” Akinori Ito, CEO of Blest.
Hopefully this machine can be distributed abroad to reduce severe waste management problems across the world.
Oh the Japanese, always a step ahead of the technology game!!
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I’d like o be your agent in canada to sell your idea in canada
This is Awesome! Recently I saw some pieces on shows like CNN and the journal with Joan Lunden on PBS that were talking about issues and solutions for industrial recycling. This kind of thing takes it to the next level. Of course it’s not as good as eliminating oil altogether but it will help get rid of some of the waste for now. I hope they do well.