Thermal Depolymerization

Andrew Kantor has a short article, and links to more information, about a process called Thermal Depolymerization.

Thermodepolymerization -- or "thermal depolymerization" -- is a process that converts stuff into oil. And by "stuff" I mean just about anything: garbage, medical waste, animals and animal parts (e.g., cows with mad-cow disease, or offal from chickens that have been made into McNuggets), used computer parts, tires, and so on, seemingly ad infinitum.

Like other interesting nuggets I've linked to (e.g. Global Consciousness), I don't know what if this is something great or a con, but it's interesting. Especially with talk of a looming oil crisis.