Dive summary:

• Marines at the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii are testing a way to use extreme heat and a machine called MAGS (Micro Auto Gasification System) to deal with waste.
• The MAGS starts with diesel fuel to bring temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, trash is then fed into the machine and 95% of it is converted into gas, the other 5% is ash that can be put into landfills or mixed with compost, asphalt or cement.
• The only materials the machine cannot process are metal and glass, which the system leaves intact and sterilizes so it can easily be recycled.

From the article:

Aside from the obvious environmental and health benefits of reducing landfill usage and burn pits, MAGS and similar waste-to-energy technology can be operated expeditiously in austere and remote environments.

Wherever Marines go, MAGS can follow. This provides an economic benefit by greatly reducing the amount of waste that needs to be shipped from the forward operating base to the nearest disposal site. ...