| With the increasing price of petroleum fuel | | | | public and private waste disposal operators, |
| and the threat of climate change, the global | | | | but many industrial corporations and freight |
| community is on the lookout for technologies | | | | operators can apply it to cut their disposal |
| which can be of great help towards energy | | | | costs and simultaneously generate energy - |
| sustainability. Automakers like Toyota, | | | | either for their own vehicle fleet or to sell |
| Honda, Ford, and Volkswagen are developing | | | | at the gas station." |
| different engine technologies to make greener | | | | |
| vehicles. Japanese automakers are known for | | | | According to statistics, about 20 million |
| hybrids while European car manufacturers are | | | | tons of plastic waste is produced in Europe |
| more inclined on the development of diesel | | | | every year along with 2.5 tons of waste oil. |
| engines. But these engines still burn | | | | Of the plastic wastes, only half or ten |
| petroleum fuel and thus produce greenhouse | | | | million tons are being reused. This means |
| gases. | | | | that a huge amount of plastic wastes can be |
| | | | tapped to produce quality fuel. By |
| One company which has taken a major step | | | | recovering the petroleum contained within |
| towards developing technologies to solve the | | | | these materials, a lot of sectors will be |
| world's energy problem is Clyvia Technology | | | | benefited. |
| GmbH. The said company has succeeded in | | | | |
| harvesting diesel from waste materials such | | | | Plant operators will be raking in profit and |
| as plastic bags, cable sleeves, and even | | | | consumers will have a better alternative to |
| vehicle components. These materials contain | | | | conventional diesel fuel. According to |
| petroleum in varying amount. The German | | | | reports, diesel fuel produced from Clyvia's |
| company has shown that it is possible to get | | | | technology is priced about 25 cents lower |
| heating oil and diesel from these trashes. | | | | than conventional diesel fuel used in the |
| | | | regular distributor rotor -equipped vehicles. |
| Christopher Stampfli, the designate CEO | | | | The environment will also be benefited as |
| Clyvia which is based in Schaffhausen, said: | | | | this process will reduce the amount of |
| "This process is attractive not just to | | | | plastic wastes being tossed into landfills. |