West Central Cooperative in Ralston, IA and General Atomics of San Diego, CA have received $3.3 million dollars for a pilot research project involving waste plastics and biodiesel. Part of the Defense Appropriations Bill for 2006, the plan is to take the plastic waste products from our front line soldiers and use biodiesel to dissolve the plastic and at the same time create more fuel. This waste to energy process could then be used by our front line soldiers. The research is expected to take about three years.
via Grainnet