Beat Pollution 101
The fight against pollution requires each one of us to do our bit. Step by step. Day by day. And the difference will be seen.
A lot of things have been said on Plastic and Plastic Pollution, but how much of it is accurate? Which parts? Is there another side to the story?
The fight against pollution requires each one of us to do our bit. Step by step. Day by day. And the difference will be seen.
According to the United Nations, around 60 percent of plastic waste in India is recycled. Just 9 percent of all plastic waste produced globally has been recycled.
Close to 15,000 tons every day to fulfill all industrial and consumer needs. Last year it was ~18 million tons / year
About eight percent of total solid waste in India is plastic, according to data published by Indian government.
Mechanical recycling involves sorting, cleaning and shredding plastic to make pellets that can then be fashioned into other products. This approach works very well if plastic wastes are sorted according to their chemical composition. Chemical recycling, turns plastic into an energy carrier or feedstock for fuels. The two processes used to do this are: gasification and pyrolysis.
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