One man’s trash…
Plastic pellets are ready to be heated, vaporized, and turned into commercial-grade ultra-low-sulfur diesel for new plastics.
Alumnus Bob Powell’s company, Brightmark, can take all plastics, including hard-to-recycle types 3 through 7, and convert them into usable products.
From the Tech Tower conference room at Brightmark headquarters in San Francisco, CEO Bob Powell, EE 88, MS Mgt 90, and his team are advancing plastics renewal and waste management globally.
Powell looks back at his choice to attend Tech as one of the best decisions he ever made, noting both the intense challenge and rigor of his degree programs, as well as the enriching community and social events.
“[Georgia Tech] was probably the hardest thing I had done in my life,” he says, “yet what it gave me was the ability to work hard and the confidence to tackle really difficult things
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