Peak Oil

[The Riff-Raff Element]

... chopped plastic bits into a sealed can with holes in it - into the woodburner..

And a can with holes in it is sealed in what way?

If you're seriously interested in combustion vs pyrolysis, you'd need a university library for anything properly comprehensive (the internet is pretty useless).

[The Riff-Raff Element]

If anyone is interested, this is quite a good overview of the challenges presented by the recycling of plastics that was published about a year ago:

http://www.lotfi.net/recycle/plastic.html#8

[okra]

If anyone is interested, this is quite a good overview of the challenges presented by the recycling of plastics that was published about a year ago:

http://www.lotfi.net/recycle/plastic.html#8

Very informative

[cocobelle]

The only thing worse than oil running out is oil not running out.

I agree, we've become reliant on it but surely it's not essential.

[John Headstrong]

and for a bit of fun http://www.seizetheday.org/music.cfm?al ... trackID=85