Plastic Matters

September 2020

Your monthly guide to the world of plastics

Navy is arming itself with a new plastic recycling plant.

By Mathrubhumi

Indian Navy is setting up a fully functional plastic plant in its Kochi base.Aiming to be self-sufficient in Waste Management,the entire plastic waste in the island of Vathurithy will be segregated and collected to be recycled at this new plant.

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UP’s Noida to have roads made from Plastic Wastes.

By The New Indian Express

BPCL has funded a pilot project of a road made from Plastic wastes in UP's Noida.As a part of Swacch Bharat Mission,this road is to run for over half a kilometer and will be twelve metres in width.

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Plastic bricks - building blocks of a sustainable future.

By Future Planet

Research conducted by India and the UK has shown that waste plastic can be a viable partial replacement for sand in structural concrete, providing a possible solution for sustainable construction work in India.

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Scientists have discovered new plastic that can be recycled indefinitely.

By Hindustan Times

A new type of plastic has been discovered by an international team of scientists from China,Saudi Arabia,and the U.S. in new study.This material possesses both intrinsic chemical recyclability and crystallinity as well as an unusual set of combined high-performance properties such as high thermal stability,crystallinity,strength,ductility,and toughness.

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Meet the man who cures the planet of its disability.

By Hindustan Times

Saeed Darawsheh,a paraplegic diver,is cleaning up the plaastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea with his pet dog and the diving instructor.

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That’s all for now.

Issued in public interest by ICPE Mumbai