There have been many, well publicised, attempts to turn domestic waste into fuel pellets.

However, briquette makers can now turn organic waste into fuel, saving money and/or collection time, and preserving forests.

Japan hoped to turn nuclear waste into plutonium fuel to meet its energy needs.

The plant's function is to turn radioactive liquid waste into glass blocks.

A $1 billion plant has been built at Savannah River to turn lethal liquid radioactive waste into black glass.

The government has approved the construction of a $300 million dollar facility to turn waste into energy.

As far back as the 1970's, companies experimented with turning crops and agricultural waste into fuels.

There the trend has been to turn waste into energy by incineration - energy recovery.

"All they are doing is turning radioactive waste into radioactive waste," she said.

The program's purpose is to reduce the amount of waste shipped to landfills by turning organic waste into compost.