SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Renewlogy, a private waste management company, has found a way to turn plastic into fuel.<br /><br />The company is able to process around 10 tons of plastic waste on a daily basis to convert into fuel, according to Renewlogy's website.<br /><br />Plastic waste is shredded into smaller pieces and then put into a oxygen-free reactor. The machine is then heated up. This causes the carbon molecules present in the plastic to break down into smaller molecules, essentially turning plastic into usable fuel.<br /><br />Renewlogy explained on their website that gases created from the process would be captured and recycled to prevent any toxic gas emissions.<br /><br />According to the company, the byproduct of the carbon molecules are then converted into naphtha, which is commonly used to create virgin plastic, diesel fuel, and other petrochemical products. <br /><br />The company claims that less than 10 percent of plastic has ever been recycled.<br /><br />According to Renewlogy's website, plastic production is forecasted to double in the next decade.
