ARTICLES:
THESE LINKS ARE TO ARTICLES OF INTEREST ON STARTECH AND OUR COMPETITORS,
AND ON THE SUBJECTS OF:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGMENT & RECYCLING,
LANDFILL, ENERGY PRODUCTION & WATER SUPPLY:
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Mathis Wackernagel, Co-founder and executive director of Global Footprint Network: www.footprintnetwork.org
SCIENTIFIC AMREICAN
This article describes "GEOPLASMA", a competitor's product and its applications. Their technology has only 1/3rd the tempretaure of the Startech Plasma Converter and does emit some pollution.
INVENTOR SPOT
This article describes Startech's converter and its effects on the New York City which pays about $400 million per year to get rid of its trash.
HOW STUFF WORKS
General information on plasma converter technology
M.I.T. TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
An article by M.I.T. on research being done by them at their Plasma Science and Fusion Center in Washington.
STARTECH'S ARCHIVE OF "News" PRESS RELEASES
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RECYCLING . . COSTS VS. BENEFITS: What is the cost in energy and pollution? Here's a few articles:
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/benefit_vs_cost.htm
http://www.ecologycenter.org/ptf/misconceptions.html
http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/recycling.shtml