Plastic waste washing ashore from the ocean is a growing problem in Japan's fishing ports, but it may be the key to powering a cleaner future. Based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and helmed by President CEO SOMA Takahisa, Elcom Co., Ltd. has developed the compact "e-PEP" clean energy conversion system, which can efficiently convert plastic waste into resin fuel pellets on the spot that are then converted into energy for use on-site or in the local community. 3.5 times more efficient than conventional th