Recycling Our Plastic Waste into Usable Fuels!
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Do you want to learn how to turn plastic waste products into usable fuel?
Do you want to help clean up plastic contamination, and at the same time create a sustainable, profitable and affordable fuel economy?
Are you tired of watching our landfills, recycling, and waste management companies frantically scrambling around wondering what to do with our plastic waste now that there is no longer a foreign market for it?
I am looking to promote and recreate innovative technology that can change the way we look at energy and recyclables. There are a few companies who are already successfully utilizing the "pyrolizing fractional distillation processes" to turn their community's waste plastics into usable fuel sources like diesel, and gasoline!
Priyanka Bakaya and her company Renewlogy operate out of Salt Lake City and utilize a machine that can process 10000 LBS of plastic, producing over 55 barrels of fuel per day, some of that fuel is used to power the entire facility, the rest is sold to fund their expansion in the market. They are already turning a profit after 3 years and planning on expanding into Boise Idaho, and other areas. Another company named Cynar energy operates out of Ireland, for more information on this technology go to - https://plasticenergy.com/
In today's world over 50% of the plastic we create is considered single-use, and it is not recognized for having any recyclable properties. Even the plastics that are recyclable rarely make it into a reproduction process! Fortunately with the use of this free source technology we can expand our resource availability by turning these "end-of-life" plastics, or any other plastic back into usable fuel sources. If we don't do anything it will continue to clogged our watersheds, infiltrate our oceans, and build up in our landfills where it leeches harmful chemicals into the Earth, contaminating the water we drink and the food we eat!
This is a planetary emergency! We have allowed one of our most beneficial resources to suffocate life on this planet. Plastic is extremely useful but it has become a double-edged sword, the technology is available, so let's end this problem before it's too late!
The process is extremely efficient, and even easier than refining crude oil! There are many different methods but they all operate around this same basis. 1 kg of waste plastic can be turned into approximately 1 Liter of fuel! Diesel is the easiest fuel source to create in this process, it is more efficient and burns cleaner than traditional diesel fuel. Toxic emissions aren't created in the process because the plastic is heated (not burned) in an oxygen-free closed cycle system. The heated plastic's molecular chains break down into basic hydrocarbons where they rise as vapor and condense at the machine's high-point. The liquid fuel is then gravity fed into a cooling heat sink, and the more volatile gases are directed back into the the ignition chamber which is used to heat the the entire process. After the liquid fuel is cooled it can be placed directly into any diesel operated vehicle or machine, or collected for later use. Through more advanced refining processes other fuels like gasoline, kerosene and natural gas can also be produced. These are viable resources as our fuel economy transitions towards more sustainable technology, and away from fossil fuels.
Do not think of this campaign as a simple handout, it is an investment into the future of this planet! Once this technology picks up popularity everyone will directly benefit from the process! Any plastic you accumulate in your household can be turned directly into fuel that you can use in your own vehicle, or you could sell it back to you local waste management facilities! Initially the plastic could be used the power all Municipal vehicles and public transportation systems.
One of my goals is to implement this technology into the Southern Utah economy, encouraging a productive recycling system that everyone can utilize, because who doesn't want free fuel for their vehicles and machinery, or more tax incentives for recycling? There are many possible scenarios for the technology, I can even see it operated as a trade in facility, where you bring in your plastic waste, and leave with some usable fuel, or a tax credit voucher.
Every waste management company, landfill, and recycling center could utilize this technology, powering all of their heavy machinery and transportation vehicles on-site. They would never have to source their fuel from anywhere else. On top of accessing readily available energy from our plastic waste, we will begin to release ourselves from the heavy dependence on imported petroleum products.
I believe with active community organization this project can be realized. My main goal is to implement this technology where people are more desperate in their life situations. Here in Southern Utah we have access to everything we need, and I believe we have a strong enough Community to organize on top of, other places in the world are not as fortunate. I will limit my efforts in Southern Utah only to the promotion of this technology, because I believe others in this community can put it into action. Most of my efforts and funding will be focused on areas of the world where the plastic contamination has reached critical levels.
2 years ago I traveled to Iquitos, Peru, A city in the Amazon rain forest. The plastic contamination was absolutely heartbreaking. There was so much single-use plastics littering the streets, a lot of it would flush into the Amazon River every time there was a rainstorm, choking out fish and other animals who consume it. A lot of it is burned or buried polluting the air and preventing plants from growing. I studied livestock, fish, and other animals while I was there. In the local meat market I spent some time dissecting the stomachs of animals that were being sold as food. Over 90% of the fish stomachs I dissected had plastic particles and pieces inside. Over 60% of their chickens, cows, and pigs also had plastic in their systems. This is a problem that I will strive to fix. The people of Iquitos are kind and incredible, but their waste management system is even worse than ours in the United States, mostly because they're isolated, and depend heavily on Imports. Coupled with a lack of scientific innovation, their waste is compounding fast and it's destructive to their rain forest ecosystems. Much of the plastic that gets into the rivers eventually makes its way into the ocean where can suffocate marine life, other communities along the Amazon River have similar problems, I believe we can help them.
I hope to utilize this technology, finding support in my efforts so I can return to help the people of Iquitos who were so kind during my previous travels. They do not deserve to be contaminated by the waste in their system, they need viable solutions. In providing this technology for the people of Iquitos we can solve multiple problems at the same time. We will free them local plastic contamination, while providing more efficient fuel alternatives so they no longer have to depend on petroleum fuels drilled from the Amazon River Basin. Another problem that can be solved with this technology will be the end of plastic entering into the Atlantic ocean. If all the Amazon communities had this technology we could cut off a large portion of waste that enters the ocean, preventing it from becoming a part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The funding you provide will help pay for the research, development and implementation of this technology. I need enough support so I can pay local engineers and students to help create working prototypes that can be used on a small scale. Once we have working prototypes we can present the technology to local governments and waste management companies who don't have a way to utilize their inundation of plastic. By myself I do not have the capabilities of producing a large-scale project, but the potential is endless if we have movement and support.
If I'm successful in my small scale endeavors I would like to implement this technology along the various Pacific island chains. These Island chains accumulate MILLIONS of tons of plastic every year! Ocean currents cycle plastic from all around the world which eventually washes up on the shores of these islands, all the way from Hawaii to Japan, and from the Galapagos Islands to Jamaica. The people of these islands are inundated with our waste, along with their own imported petroleum, and single use plastics, but with conversion technology, these islands would never have to import petroleum fuel again! They could potentially create successful island trade chains with all of the fuel they will produce from the waste plastics, their economies would boom and the people of those islands would no longer have to suffer from the compounding plastic waste, they would profit from it. I called this the Pacific Island Chain Project, it is my ultimate goal to remove plastic from the oceans so aquatic life can once again flourish without the threat of human caused extinction, but that is a project for another time.
In the meantime please check out these videos, so you can gain a better understanding of the topic at hand. This video series focuses on technology that is currently available for at home, and commercial use, it also includes DIY projects so you can create your own conversion units.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv0yXw8MSrH_5AhWrJVaPRw9Er8ij9JQ
Do you want to help clean up plastic contamination, and at the same time create a sustainable, profitable and affordable fuel economy?
Are you tired of watching our landfills, recycling, and waste management companies frantically scrambling around wondering what to do with our plastic waste now that there is no longer a foreign market for it?
I am looking to promote and recreate innovative technology that can change the way we look at energy and recyclables. There are a few companies who are already successfully utilizing the "pyrolizing fractional distillation processes" to turn their community's waste plastics into usable fuel sources like diesel, and gasoline!
Priyanka Bakaya and her company Renewlogy operate out of Salt Lake City and utilize a machine that can process 10000 LBS of plastic, producing over 55 barrels of fuel per day, some of that fuel is used to power the entire facility, the rest is sold to fund their expansion in the market. They are already turning a profit after 3 years and planning on expanding into Boise Idaho, and other areas. Another company named Cynar energy operates out of Ireland, for more information on this technology go to - https://plasticenergy.com/
In today's world over 50% of the plastic we create is considered single-use, and it is not recognized for having any recyclable properties. Even the plastics that are recyclable rarely make it into a reproduction process! Fortunately with the use of this free source technology we can expand our resource availability by turning these "end-of-life" plastics, or any other plastic back into usable fuel sources. If we don't do anything it will continue to clogged our watersheds, infiltrate our oceans, and build up in our landfills where it leeches harmful chemicals into the Earth, contaminating the water we drink and the food we eat!
This is a planetary emergency! We have allowed one of our most beneficial resources to suffocate life on this planet. Plastic is extremely useful but it has become a double-edged sword, the technology is available, so let's end this problem before it's too late!
The process is extremely efficient, and even easier than refining crude oil! There are many different methods but they all operate around this same basis. 1 kg of waste plastic can be turned into approximately 1 Liter of fuel! Diesel is the easiest fuel source to create in this process, it is more efficient and burns cleaner than traditional diesel fuel. Toxic emissions aren't created in the process because the plastic is heated (not burned) in an oxygen-free closed cycle system. The heated plastic's molecular chains break down into basic hydrocarbons where they rise as vapor and condense at the machine's high-point. The liquid fuel is then gravity fed into a cooling heat sink, and the more volatile gases are directed back into the the ignition chamber which is used to heat the the entire process. After the liquid fuel is cooled it can be placed directly into any diesel operated vehicle or machine, or collected for later use. Through more advanced refining processes other fuels like gasoline, kerosene and natural gas can also be produced. These are viable resources as our fuel economy transitions towards more sustainable technology, and away from fossil fuels.
Do not think of this campaign as a simple handout, it is an investment into the future of this planet! Once this technology picks up popularity everyone will directly benefit from the process! Any plastic you accumulate in your household can be turned directly into fuel that you can use in your own vehicle, or you could sell it back to you local waste management facilities! Initially the plastic could be used the power all Municipal vehicles and public transportation systems.
One of my goals is to implement this technology into the Southern Utah economy, encouraging a productive recycling system that everyone can utilize, because who doesn't want free fuel for their vehicles and machinery, or more tax incentives for recycling? There are many possible scenarios for the technology, I can even see it operated as a trade in facility, where you bring in your plastic waste, and leave with some usable fuel, or a tax credit voucher.
Every waste management company, landfill, and recycling center could utilize this technology, powering all of their heavy machinery and transportation vehicles on-site. They would never have to source their fuel from anywhere else. On top of accessing readily available energy from our plastic waste, we will begin to release ourselves from the heavy dependence on imported petroleum products.
I believe with active community organization this project can be realized. My main goal is to implement this technology where people are more desperate in their life situations. Here in Southern Utah we have access to everything we need, and I believe we have a strong enough Community to organize on top of, other places in the world are not as fortunate. I will limit my efforts in Southern Utah only to the promotion of this technology, because I believe others in this community can put it into action. Most of my efforts and funding will be focused on areas of the world where the plastic contamination has reached critical levels.
2 years ago I traveled to Iquitos, Peru, A city in the Amazon rain forest. The plastic contamination was absolutely heartbreaking. There was so much single-use plastics littering the streets, a lot of it would flush into the Amazon River every time there was a rainstorm, choking out fish and other animals who consume it. A lot of it is burned or buried polluting the air and preventing plants from growing. I studied livestock, fish, and other animals while I was there. In the local meat market I spent some time dissecting the stomachs of animals that were being sold as food. Over 90% of the fish stomachs I dissected had plastic particles and pieces inside. Over 60% of their chickens, cows, and pigs also had plastic in their systems. This is a problem that I will strive to fix. The people of Iquitos are kind and incredible, but their waste management system is even worse than ours in the United States, mostly because they're isolated, and depend heavily on Imports. Coupled with a lack of scientific innovation, their waste is compounding fast and it's destructive to their rain forest ecosystems. Much of the plastic that gets into the rivers eventually makes its way into the ocean where can suffocate marine life, other communities along the Amazon River have similar problems, I believe we can help them.
I hope to utilize this technology, finding support in my efforts so I can return to help the people of Iquitos who were so kind during my previous travels. They do not deserve to be contaminated by the waste in their system, they need viable solutions. In providing this technology for the people of Iquitos we can solve multiple problems at the same time. We will free them local plastic contamination, while providing more efficient fuel alternatives so they no longer have to depend on petroleum fuels drilled from the Amazon River Basin. Another problem that can be solved with this technology will be the end of plastic entering into the Atlantic ocean. If all the Amazon communities had this technology we could cut off a large portion of waste that enters the ocean, preventing it from becoming a part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The funding you provide will help pay for the research, development and implementation of this technology. I need enough support so I can pay local engineers and students to help create working prototypes that can be used on a small scale. Once we have working prototypes we can present the technology to local governments and waste management companies who don't have a way to utilize their inundation of plastic. By myself I do not have the capabilities of producing a large-scale project, but the potential is endless if we have movement and support.
If I'm successful in my small scale endeavors I would like to implement this technology along the various Pacific island chains. These Island chains accumulate MILLIONS of tons of plastic every year! Ocean currents cycle plastic from all around the world which eventually washes up on the shores of these islands, all the way from Hawaii to Japan, and from the Galapagos Islands to Jamaica. The people of these islands are inundated with our waste, along with their own imported petroleum, and single use plastics, but with conversion technology, these islands would never have to import petroleum fuel again! They could potentially create successful island trade chains with all of the fuel they will produce from the waste plastics, their economies would boom and the people of those islands would no longer have to suffer from the compounding plastic waste, they would profit from it. I called this the Pacific Island Chain Project, it is my ultimate goal to remove plastic from the oceans so aquatic life can once again flourish without the threat of human caused extinction, but that is a project for another time.
In the meantime please check out these videos, so you can gain a better understanding of the topic at hand. This video series focuses on technology that is currently available for at home, and commercial use, it also includes DIY projects so you can create your own conversion units.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyv0yXw8MSrH_5AhWrJVaPRw9Er8ij9JQ
Organizer
Brenden Whitelaw
Organizer
St. George, UT
