Waste plastic in steel making

"SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a technique to use waste plastic in steel making, a process that could have implications for recycling scrap metal that accounts for 40 percent of steel production.

"Professor Veena Sahajwalla of the University of New South Wales has won a prestigious Australian science award for what she calls 'the hottest research in town,' which she hopes will turn an environmental headache into a valuable resource."
Reuters