A Bay Area company is focused on recycling plastics, but with its facility near a school, some residents are concerned, which is why the company had an open house for the community.

Resynergi Co-founder Brian Bauer said the technology, first developed out of his garage, is ready to recycle the mounds of plastic stored in the facility.

"This is non-hazardous medical waste like the blanket you might get before your doctor's appointment," said Bauer.

It's those kinds of plastic, including garbage bags that are not allowed in blue bins, that Bauer says can be "recycled" using its patented technology, called Continuous Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis.

"By heating without oxygen, so there's no burning, there's no incineration. It breaks those molecules down into short chains, and the gas, and w

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