Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[tykundegex]

I'd guess that if they do head to the ocean garbage patch, they would redesign the mouth and conveyor-belt a fair bit. John seems hell-bent on automating these processors, and making things work like a black-box (he's a hardware/software guy after all).

Remember they have a mobile unit and small-site version in the works too it seems, so an ocean-version doesn't seem like such a challenge.

But I agree... there is like 90% non-plastic in the trash mass they would pull from the ocean, so lots of sludge/waste. I picture a blue whale scooping-up and living-off plankton which is 0.001% of the mass that goes into its mouth.

Seems like such a trip wouldn't be profitable, but would make excellent PR. I would be willing to bet that many federal governments would help foot the bill for this.

S.