​Having now reached the deepest parts of the ocean, the plastic pollution problem is calling for some creative solutions. An organic chemist and a sailor are trying to make plastic waste worth collecting, by turning it into a usable diesel fuel through a semi-portable reactor.
http://newatlas.com/reactor-waste-plastic-diesel/48833/
* deepest parts * Plastic-eating bacteria * dible alternative * shoes * hardier polymers * Plastic Bottle Village * demonstrated * Cynar * American Chemical Society