科技报道5 废塑料可以减少我们对石油的需求吗.docx

科技报道5废塑料可以减少我们对石油的需求吗？Cou1.dWasteP1.asticReduceOurNeedforOi1.?p1.astopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-03:51repeatByVOA2012/11/18FromVOA1.earningEng1.ish,thisistheTechno1.ogyReportinSpecia1.Eng1.ish.TheUnitedStatesEnvironmenta1.ProtectionAgencysayson1.ysevenpercentofp1.asticwasteintheUnitedStatesisrecyc1.edeachyear.AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage.Ita1.sosaysitcanhe1.ptheUnitedStatesreducetheamountofoi1.itimports.Thecompanyhasamachineitca1.1.sthemp1.astic-eatingmonster.,Everyhour,thousandsofki1.ogramsofmi1.kjugs,waterbott1.es,andgrocerybagsarefedintothemachine.Thep1.asticwastecomesfrom1.andfi1.1.sacrosstheUnitedStates.JohnBordnyniukrunsthecompany,ca1.1.edJBI."Basica1.1.ythey,vebeenminingtheirownpi1.esforUSandsendingthemhere.',Mr.Bordyniukhasinventedanewprocessforturningp1.asticintofue1.First,manydifferentkindsofunwashedp1.asticsareme1.tedtogether.Amanusesafork1.ifttomoventainersofp1.asticbott1.esattherecyc1.ingcenter*Theviscosityisc1.osetowhatmi1.kwou1.dbe1.ike.A1.most1.ikewhenyou'reheatingmi1.konthestove.1.ooksexact1.y1.ikethat,exceptitsb1.ack."Mr.Bordyniukusesaspecia1.chemica1.toturnthef1.uidintoavapor.Thisreducesthep1.astictoitsmostbasice1.ements.oPIasticsarejust1.onghydrocarbonchains.Whatwe,redoingisre-formingtheminto1.inksandchainsthatWewantsotheyhaveahighfue1.Va1.Ue.”Eightpercentoftherecyc1.edp1.asticisusedtorunthesystem.Independenttesterssayeighty-sixpercentofwhatgoesincomesoutasfue1.BobMo1.odyniahe1.psrunthecompany.Hewatchesasthep1.astic-eatingmachinepoursathin,brown1.iquidintoanoi1.barre1.*'Youcou1.dtapthisrightnowandthisisreadytogo.That'sanumbersixfue1.,that"swhata1.otof1.ikeUSStee1.uses,a1.otofmajorcompanies,that'Swhattheypaythebigbucksfor,rightthere."JBIproducessevera1.thousand1.itersoffue1.aday.Itcreatesdifferentgradesoffue1.fordifferentindustries.Itse1.1.sthefue1.foruptoonehundreddo1.1.arsabarre1.Eachbarre1.costsabouttendo1.1.arstoproduce.JohnBordyniukbe1.ievesp1.asticswi1.1.becomeanimportantsourceoffue1.fortheUnitedStates.Hesaysthiswi1.1.reducethecountry'sdependenceonforeignoi1.andreducetheamountofp1.asticwasteinits1.andfi1.1.s.Scientistssayp1.astic-to-oi1.techno1.ogyissti1.1.newanddeve1.oping.Theysayitisnotyetknowniftheprocessisenvironmenta1.1.yfriend1.y.Andsomequestionwhetherturningp1.asticintooi1.canevenbeconsidered“recyc1.ing/'CarsonMaxtediswiththepub1.icationResourceRecyc1.ing,amagazinethatreportsonthep1.asticrecyc1.ingindustry.Hesaysbecausethereisa1.otofp1.asticwasteandagreatdemandforoi1.,JBSrecyc1.ingtechno1.ogymaycreategreatchangesinbothindustries.“Sothey'regettingva1.uefromsomethingthatwou1.dotherwisegotothe1.andfi1.1.,thingsthatwou1.dn,tbeacceptedintoarecyc1.er.,