A company in Utah has a process for turning plastics of various grades into diesel fuel. Salt Lake City, Boise, and it looks like Phoenix now as well are working with them to recycle plastics. [Edit: The company is called Renewlogy]
"The City of Phoenix announced Wednesday it will soon begin converting certain plastic waste into liquid fuel.
The fifth most populous city in the country has partnered with a waste management company and Renewlogy, a technology firm, to convert plastics 3-7 into fuel.
Plastic items with a number between 3 and 7 in the recycling symbol are considered “low-value” and are expensive to recycle. The city expects the project to divert 10 tons of plastic waste from landfills every day, producing 60 barrels of liquid fuel."
What an absolutely gorgeous building - thanks for sharing the links. And kudos to Helsinki for undertaking such an ambitious project. One of my fondest memories of raising our kids was taking them to our little branch library every Saturday. If we'd had an Oodi, I never would have gotten them to leave!
https://kjzz.org/content/859146/phoenix-convert-plastic-wast...
"The City of Phoenix announced Wednesday it will soon begin converting certain plastic waste into liquid fuel.
The fifth most populous city in the country has partnered with a waste management company and Renewlogy, a technology firm, to convert plastics 3-7 into fuel.
Plastic items with a number between 3 and 7 in the recycling symbol are considered “low-value” and are expensive to recycle. The city expects the project to divert 10 tons of plastic waste from landfills every day, producing 60 barrels of liquid fuel."
Other articles:
https://inhabitat.com/renewlogy-turns-low-grade-plastic-into...
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900014582/utah-based-ren...