In many places around the world, plastic waste is piling up in landfills, contaminating the soil and ground water. Image source: Shutterstock (#597557063).
Plastic waste and energy insecurity are two of the biggest environmental challenges the world is facing right now. One solution that tackles both of these is waste-to-energy technology. Waste-to-energy systems transform plastics into fuel for all kinds of energy needs.
Although full material circularity is a noble long-term objective, it will take many years still to get there. During the time the world has to bridge, waste-to-energy plants are sophisticated and clean enough to outweigh the negatives of the current “steady-state” of slow increases in recycling capacities.
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