The Tech That Could Turn Plastic Waste Into a Trillion Dollar Opportunity

Plastic is cheap, but it’s an ecological, environmental, and human health disaster that actually costs Americans over $1 trillion a year, according to some estimates. By 2040, plastic waste management alone will cost the United States nearly $37 billion a year. Plastic is everywhere. We built it to be durable. We built it to be forever, and without the advanced technology to break it back down into something usable, its unstoppable production momentum will bury us all alive. Breaking down someth...