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It looks as though the concept of turning garbage into energy rather than dumping it into a landfill has finally come of age. These trash converters aim to use the principle of plasma gasification to turn just about any trash (including chemical weapons, metal, and concrete) into a synthesis gas, which can be used to generate electricity, and an obsidian-like glass which can be used as a building material. It takes electricity to start the reaction, but once the reaction is going, it produces excess electricity, which can then be used to power surrounding buildings or sold back to the power grid. We're going to need a lot more of these types of converters if we hope to take care of the world's energy and garbage problems.
