trash to fuel

Let's face it, garbage isn't a pleasant sight. That is, unless you're the head of Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, the company responsible for converting 100,000 tons of Edmonton's trash over to 36 million liters of biofuel beginning in late 2011. Ripping garbage out of landfills and converting it to a ...

A group of Spanish developers working for a company called Ecofasa just announced a new biofuel made up from trash. This isn't a biodiesel made from used frying oil; instead, it's made from general urban waste which is treated by bacteria. The result of that bacteria? Fatty acids that can be used ...