Science &TechnologyI want one of these!; Scientists have created the Autoclave system, which divides the waste for recycling on a huge scale and produces enough energy ...
Scientists have created the Autoclave system, which divides the waste for recycling on a huge scale and produces enough energy to power itself.
Its inventors, AeroThermal, say that at some point in the future, householders could even sell their rubbish because there is potentially a profit in it.
All steel and aluminium is cleaned during the process, plastics are reduced to recyclable pellets and glass is made reusable.
Food and organic refuse is turned into a biogas that can be converted into green electricity. Even the steam that is used in the process is recaptured afterwards and re-used so nothing is released into the atmosphere.
In two hours the technology, which acts like a giant steam-powered pressure cooker, can deal with 30 tonnes of municipal waste.
Wow, that is so cool. The problem is though, that even if the EU adopts it on a large scale it will take forever before the US even considers it worthy of notice.
Wow, that is so cool. The problem is though, that even if the EU adopts it on a large scale it will take forever before the US even considers it worthy of notice.
Sad, but true. A system like this would probably get many more people on board with recycling.
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