Canada approves 1st trashanol plant

June 30, 2008 · Print This Article

As we’ve seen with their dedication to Earth Hour and drive-thru bans, Canada seems willing to do whatever it takes keep one step ahead of it’s carbon footprint. On Friday, officials announced that they’ve struck a deal to turn Edmonton’s refuse into a fuel additive. An ethanol company named Greenfield has teamed up with the governments of Alberta and Edmonton to build a $70M fuel production facility that uses plastic, cardboard, and paper as a feedstock.

Using society’s waste to fill up you

tank sounds a little too good to be true, right? It’s a little too much like the upgraded DeLorean in Back to the Future II. In order to work out the kinks, that trashanol plant will be small-scale compared to Greenfield’s larger grain ethanol facilities. Trashanol, as I’m calling it, seems like an unlikely way to clean up vehicle emissions — or maintain a healthy engine — but I’ve got to assume that the trashy fuel meets safety standards.

[Source] Josh Loposer

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