and one have them has come up with a small portable device that burns up oh and turns it on into unrefined oil. some environmentalists captain jim holm was to apply it to a massive project. >> to remove theh plastic trash that is floating around in the world's ocean. >> she with the clean oceans project. they want a large machine to fit into the hull of a 60 foot solar powered boat. it's been designed to scour the oceans for floating plastic. >> we'll be able to take the plastic trash and convert it intol. usable fuel. >> that bigger conversion machine has the ability to melt 3500 pounds of plastic trash a day making 66 gallons of fuel. we saw a demonstration with a small desktop model in santa cruz. first plastic trash was stuffed into the machine. the lid was sealed tightly to prevent fumes from escaping. then the heat was turned on to more than 800 degrees. >> the plastic turns into gas which bubbles up to water that cools it and then it condenses into the liquid oil you see floating on top of the water. it took about two hours.e the machine is made by a company in japan. they droppedabc7 a