A reader of this column was aghast at my December 5 post (Trash Art) about the giant swirl of plastic garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean. So she called my attention to an impossibly happy Japanese inventor, Akinori Ito, who's come up with a fascinating way to turn plastic trash into usable oil. So it seems Japanese innovation can bring us more than freaky robots and imperishable automobiles The United Nations University has taken notice and produced a short video about the guy, his invention, and his crusade to spread the simple technology to countries most impacted by plastic trash:
It turns out Akinori is not the first to find a deceptively simple way to recycle available resources into usable oil.
After the jump, find out what just may have been his inspiration ...
In the spirit of the holiday season, I leave you with this gem, snatched from the Facebook wall of an old friend:
May you and yours have a pleasant and peaceful holiday.
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| Until next Monday ... |
3 comments/sarcastic remarks:
Got any plans with Perv for the Holidays? Maybe a holiday scooter ride?
N.H.F., Perv and I had our scooters in the North Park Toyland Parade the other weekend. Tons of fun!
Lets get some pics of that for next time.
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