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could_use_a_snack t1_j84ub2k wrote

Reply to comment by FX2032-2 in Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels by landlord2213

As others have pointed out this idea isn't to create new energy, it's to get rid of garbage in a way that produces energy as a by product instead of producing different waste as a by product. At least that's how I'm reading it.

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Surur t1_j85h14i wrote

When talking about plastic, are they not the perfect carbon capture vehicle, since they don't decompose?

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