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Hot Trash-To-Fuel Technology Gathering Steam
Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:13 AM ET

By Timothy Gardner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Got garbage? Toxic trash? Zap it with a torch three times hotter than the sun and gather the resulting gas to fuel pollution-free cars and home power units.

It may seem like an idea out of a mad scientist's notebook, but the method -- known as plasma torch technology -- is gaining acceptance with governments and corporations, especially those with growing waste problems.

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