Hot trash-to-fuel technology gathering steam

Posted by tourdemars to Technology at February 26, 2004 12:00 PM

Got garbage? Toxic trash? Zap it with a torch three times hotter than the sun and gather the resulting gas to fuel pollution-free cars and home power units. It may seem like an idea out of a mad scientist's notebook, but the method — known as plasma torch technology — is gaining acceptance with governments and corporations, especially those with growing waste problems.