How come plastic waste isn’t being burned for energy in specialized power plants?

Question

Here’s what I know: 1) Plastic burns. 2) Heat can be used to generate energy with steam turbines, which I’m pretty sure is how nuclear power plants and fossil fuel plants work. 3) A specialized power plant can focus on increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. 4) Plastic recycling is really hard and has been generally unsuccessful.

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Answer 1

Go study up on Plasma Gasification. You can do it in your own back yard if you’re mechanically clever.