Priyanka Bakaya and her company PK Clean believe that “waste is a terrible thing to waste.” Their mission is to eliminate landfill-bound plastics by converting them into fuel. She shares her experiences with the technology and her insights into recycling on stage at TEDxAmherst.

Priyanka Bakaya is currently CEO at PK Clean, which has a vision to end plastic waste forever by converting landfill-bound plastics into high value fuels. The company’s first demonstration of its process at commercial scale is in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have signed a contract for their next unit and will also be expanding to developing markets such as India and Africa. Bakaya has previously been selected as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, a Lightspeed Venture Fellow and named to the Fortune 40 under 40 Ones to Watch List, and Forbes 30 under 30 List in Energy. She is a graduate of MIT and Stanford University with Honors.

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