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Of course a lot of that plastic is pretty highly edumacated, and it can be recycled into other plastic products for less waste and energy loss.
Developing a system that can deliver a stream of plastics to the plant for a nominal price might be difficult. I can see a lot of transportation and collection costs, not to mention quality control. #alternativefuels
10/29/09
"highly edumacated" ?? #alternativefuels
10/29/09
10,000x3x70=2,100,000 U$ / year
7,000,000 / 2,100,000 = 3,3 year to pay back with crude oil at 80 U$ a barrel.
Not too bad, if I had 7,000,000 in my purse. #alternativefuels
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I've been wondering, for decades, why this wasn't done in the past. I know the answer is, "not economically feasible", but c'mon. $10/bbl hasn't been seen in a pretty long time.
Now...let's turn the output into diesel. #alternativefuels
09/28/09
Every day for about five years, that guy drove past me in the morning as I waited for the school bus.
Then when I got into high school, I started riding my bike. We still passed each other, but I was passing him.
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Sure, this'll get you lots of attention from the girls, but unless it's the gymnastics team, you're unlikely to capitalize on the opportunity given the interior dimensions.
09/28/09
And I'm sure you have a perfectly reasonable second point as well. Although that could be a selling point to some folk.
09/27/09
We drove it all over the place. It was a lot of fun. The only problem we had with ours is that is you accelerated too hard up a steep hill it would blow a fuse.
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