Article 4KJE7 How melting plastic waste could heat homes

How melting plastic waste could heat homes

by
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
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Breakthrough means less pollution and lower greenhouse gas emissions

It is a problem bedevilling households across the UK: what can we do with the mountains of food-spattered plastic waste left in our bins?

Now a group of scientists say they have the answer - by using the detritus of domestic life to heat homes.

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