Plastics make our lives convenient, but they’re the gift that keeps on taking — they pollute the environment, and they’re often difficult to get rid of in an ecologically sound way. Plastics don’t break down readily, which is why they’re such a nuisance. Worse yet, some of them contain chemicals that give off noxious fumes in a fire. Agilyx, a company based in Oregon, may have a bright idea for solving our plastic pollution problem — the company has developed a technology that can make synthetic crude oil out of plastics.
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Agilyx Alchemists Turn Plastic Into Black Gold
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 4, 2011 06:00 AMPlastics make our lives convenient, but they’re the gift that keeps on taking — they pollute the environment, and they’re often difficult to get rid of in an ecologically sound way. Plastics don’t break down readily, which is why they’re such a nuisance. Worse yet, some of them contain chemicals that give off noxious fumes in a fire. Agilyx, a company based in Oregon, may have a bright idea for solving our plastic pollution problem — the company has developed a technology that can make synthetic crude oil out of plastics.