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"JBI is the only viable company that converts waste plastic into diesel fuel," said JBI president John Bordynuik.

Shipping waste in from sites across the country, the Canadian-based company uses one machine to convert everything from plastic bags to old carpets, turning them into fuel to heat homes and run cars.

"It's actually a fairly small footprint. It converts 20 tons of waste plastic into 109 barrels of fuel per day.”

Now, the self-financed operation has decided to go public with their process – and in the process, create a win-win situation for the environment and the local job market.

"We're always looking for good people that can help us grow quickly. We employ total, 80. There are about 14 here," Bordynuik said.

Unique to JBI, Bordynuik said a large converter; simply named "Plastic 2 Oil" is the key to reducing fuel costs that could one day turn into lower costs at the gas pump.

“You're talking about people running their vehicles on green fuel and waste plastic and cutting the dependence on foreign oil."

That’s big news to Paul Dyster, the mayor of former industrial city, looking to go green.

"We saw thousands of layoffs at plants here in the city and we started to wonder whether there was going to be a viable industrial component of our economy," Dyster said.

Bordynuik noted the P2O process was tested and gives off next to zero emissions.

The company plans to expand their Buffalo Avenue site in the near future.