Dive summary:

• The city of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, used to send the cities recyclable waste 2,370 kilometers (1,472 miles) to Vancouver, but thanks to a new machine the city can use their plastic waste to fuel local homes.
• The machine converts enough plastic to heat up to 70 homes, the value of which cannot be underestimated in the north, according to the owner of the depot, Pat McInroy.
• This year, the plant will conduct a test run to see if the machine can produce enough fuel to cover the $18,000 heating bill for the facility itself.

From the article: 

Inside the P&M recycling depot in Whitehorse sits 60 tonnes of disposable coffee lids, yogurt containers and grocery bags.

But to depot owner Pat McInroy, these heaps of mangled trash are no eyesore. They’re a gold mine for heating fuel.

The depot has installed a machine imported from Japan that converts plastic into synthetic diesel that can be used to heat up to 70 homes.

One of only two recycling facilities in Whitehorse, the depot previously had to pay to ship the city’s recyclable waste 2,370 kilometres to Vancouver, B.C. ...