1. Is Polyflow Waste- to- Energy (WTE)?
Yes. More specifically, Polyflow is polymer waste to fuel.
2. With all the other plastic to fuel technologies emerging why is Polyflow the strongest model?
Polyflow has the most sustainable financial model because it takes all forms of polymers mixed and dirty so it truly uses a low cost raw material. In addition, the end product of Polyflow is a stream of products presently made from crude oil so it is much more valuable than electricity.
3. What does Polyflow make?
Polyflow processes polymer waste and makes a transportation fuel that is similar to already processed West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil.
4. Does Polyflow burn trash?
No, we break down the polymers thermally in an oxygen starved environment and create the right environment for them to form into petroleum products.
5. This technology seems too good to be true. What are we missing?
You are missing the fact that we are focusing on the highest btu per pound waste stream available which is already made from refined crude oil. So it is no wonder that with the right process parameters, we can generate a highly positive energy balance and a very profitable business model.
6. How does Polyflow substantially increase polymer recycling if I am already participating in a recycling program with my local community/waste hauler?
The primary polymer recycling markets right now are for type #1(water bottles) and #2(milk jugs/detergent containers). Most recycling programs request that those types of plastic are the only things that the public should put in their curbside recycling container. Even if the recyclers do allow other polymer types, many of them send the material to the landfill until an acceptable solution is presented. Polyflow is that solution. Polyflow accepts plastics type #1-#7 and processes the 93% of polymers that still enter our landfills.
7. Is Polyflow limited in what it can process?
No. Polyflow accepts all types of polymer waste. In fact, we prefer a mixed stream of polymers.
8. How will Polyflow change the world?
In a few ways. 1 by reducing our dependency on foreign sources of crude oil by up to 13%. 2 by diverting up to 30% of the waste volume travelling to our landfills. And 3 by reducing the carbon footprint involved in providing fuel to the large metropolitan areas that presently generate large amounts of polymer waste.
