Yeah he is definitely confusing metal recycling with the lie that most plastic is recyclable. It's a common tactic used to muddy the waters. Everyone should both support recycling, and realize plastic is toxic garbage that can't be genuinely recycled in any meaningful sense.
Everyone should both support recycling, and realize plastic is toxic garbage that can't be genuinely recycled in any meaningful sense.
You can transform most plastics back into what is basically a kerosene fuel via a process called “pyrolysis”. Heat the plastic to a high temp in an oxygen-free environment and it will vaporize, you can then condense it and you have a liquid fuel. The idea isn’t mine, of course, but I did build a basic proof-of-concept apparatus that used a paint can and a 3/8” copper tube that fed into a bucket of water. Stuff the can full of plastics, heat it up and the plastic will boil off and condense in the water. Skim the top and you have essentially kerosene. There are way more efficient ways to produce fuel from plastic, you can spend quite a while researching it on the web.
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