I've expressed my opinion before. SAIC is a res

I've expressed my opinion before.

SAIC is a respected company. I believe that they evaluated the output of the process for three days and used crap assumptions given to them by JBI regarding plastic costs, the ability to run continuously without something like HTF and it's associated costs to keep the process flowing, and the ability to process all plastic types with equal ease with minimal knowledge by the operators.

I think these issues are now out in the open. I think the company, given enough time, will be able to figure out how to optimize the process for a variety of inputs, but some will be more cost effective than others.

I think there will be some applications for the process that will make economic sense. Continued experience and automation should improve the control of the process.

This will not be the huge profit center suggested by the report. The number of processors that will be sold in a year will be nominal because of the time it takes to put these types of deals together and the limited number of situations where it will make sense.

If at some point in the future they could show the processors being used successfully in a place like NYC where the necessary waste separation facilities are in place then that might open up more doors. I might see this happening in another five years.

But the more time that goes by the more alternatives will be available for the plastic waste problem. Time will not necessarily be a friend.

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