Yale Scientists Crack the Code on Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel

The world produces 460 million metric tons of plastic each and every year. But only about 9 percent of it gets recycled, leading to a ballooning plastic waste issue impacting every part of our planet, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the inside of your own skull. The issue of plastic waste polluting our ecosystems and bodies is growing greater all the time, as is the need to reduce production and increase recycling of plastics.

For years, scientists around the globe have been trying to find ways to convert the petroleum products in plastics…