Plastic-to-Oil: One Liter Oil from One Kilo Plastic

This video, broadcast by the United Nations University, presents a Japanese invention that converts plastic into oil.

This is recycling on steroids, with awesome possibilities if it is truly effective.  It is not a hoax, and could provide small scale businesses with a source of energy.  The portability of the machine is a distinctive feature.

While it is claimed that a kilogram of plastic yields about one liter of oil, the video does not say how much energy the machine uses to melt, gassify and then cool the gas into oil.

An Oregon-based company, Agri-Plas, has been converting plastic into oil on a larger scale since 2009.