- Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region’s highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel.
- When the plastic melts, the vapours flow through a pipe into a water tank where they cool and drip as fuel into containers, ready to be sold.
- One tankful of plastic can produce 1,000 litres (264 gallons) of fuel every 12-14 hours, but Kafarneh’s team must wait eight hours for the equipment to cool before they can restart the process.
<span>In risky recycling venture, Gazans burn plastic for fuel</span>
