-- Posted by obvious child at 3:05 pm on May 14, 2008 The days of having to sort out household rubbish before collection could be over after scientists created a machine to do it automatically. Scientists have created the Autoclave system, which divides the waste for recycling on a huge scale and produces enough energy to power itself. Its inventors, AeroThermal, say that at some point in the future, householders could even sell their rubbish because there is potentially a profit in it. All steel and aluminium is cleaned during the process, plastics are reduced to recyclable pellets and glass is made reusable. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=566348&in_page_id=1770 -- Posted by Dylan6405 at 3:06 pm on May 14, 2008 thats AWESOMEEEE -- Posted by robdude at 3:06 pm on May 14, 2008 GREAT -- Posted by Wakeupcall at 3:09 pm on May 14, 2008 YES! Victory for .co.uk -- Posted by allsmiles at 3:54 pm on May 14, 2008 Wonderful source you've got there. Did the Daily Mail not also report about wireless electricity, and a device which has a higher energy output than input? -- Posted by Elm at 10:01 am on May 16, 2008 It's nice but 15 metric tons an hour is far far too slow for municipal waste disposal for any municipality of a decent size. -- Posted by obvious child at 1:16 pm on May 16, 2008 Quote: from Elm at 7:01 am on May 16, 2008 It's nice but 15 metric tons an hour is far far too slow for municipal waste disposal for any municipality of a decent size. That's why you get 10 of them. Besides, this machine isn't designed for municipality usage. It's individual.