Making the most of the world’s landfills

Cynar is a company attracting attention from all over the world for its unique take on turning landfill waste plastic into diesel, petrol and kerosene. Chief executive Michael Murray is the man behind the idea, writes Trish Dromey

FOR Portlaoise company Cynar, which has set up the world’s first plant to convert end-of-life plastic into diesel, the global possibilities are vast.

Last year, the company began operating a facility capable of processing ten tonnes of waste plastic a day, turning each tonne into 700 litres of diesel per tonne, 200 litres of petrol and 100 litres of kerosene.