4, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) Different types of plastic are seen inside Petgaserita, a non-catalytic pyrolysis machine, which will be converted into fuel, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan.

Jesus Cuevas, a Petgas technician, puts plastic caps into a shredding machine inside a recycling center in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ...

With less than 10% of the world's plastics being recycled, Petgas' idea is that rather than letting discarded plastic become waste, it can become productive again as fuel. Petgas developed a ...

4, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) HOLD FOR STORY Different types of plastic are seen inside Petgaserita, a non-catalytic pyrolysis machine, which will be converted into fuel, in Boca del Rio ...

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With less than 10% of the world’s plastics being recycled, Petgas’ idea is that rather than letting discarded plastic become waste, it can become productive again as fuel. Petgas developed a machine ...

Mexico — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf Coast city's plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels With less than 10 percent of the world ...

Mexican Startup Tackles Plastic Waste by Converting It to Fuel BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by ...