Plastic

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Plastic Environmental Issues
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Plastics as Wood Substitute

• To conserve wood, GoI, in 1988, had issued a
  directive to promote wood substitutes, including
  plastics in all Government and institutional
  purchases for Furniture, Door Window frames and
  Shutters.
• China, faced with similar situation, has a
  directive where Door and window frames in all
  Government buildings are to be of PVC only
• In the years to come, preserving forest cover
  will become even more vital.
• India should actually ban use of wood, wherever
  suitable alternatives exist

Govt. needs to promote plastic as wood substitute
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Plastics for Energy Conservation

• Plastic Door Windows
• Energy consumption 1/4 - 1/8 of that of steel
  and aluminum.
• Savings in building heating by 30-50
• Pipes - R PVC
• Energy consumption in production 30-50 to that
  of cast iron and steel pipes.
• Savings in water supply energy consumption by 50

Source EVC literature
Decrease in frictional losses resulting less
power required for pumping.
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Environmental Issues
8 for Petrochemicals and Only 4 of Oil goes
in Plastics manufacture

• Plastic Processing is
• Environmentally safe

Report by Sriram Institute, Delhi (Oct 2003)
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Plastic Processing- A non polluting Industry
Resin ( Pellets/Granules)
Colour
Types of Processing Moulding Injection
Blow Roto Extrusion Film Tapes Profiles Thermofor
ming
By heat, Pressure
Melted Polymer
Shaped
Re processed
No Harmful Effluent / Emission
Cooling
End product
Edge Trims
Recycled
Plastic Processing industry has been classified
under Green Category for the purpose of
consent The industry has completed the study at
SriRam Institute, Delhi to provide a scientific
base to the non polluting classification of the
plastic processing industry
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Addressing Environmental Concerns

• ICPE (Indian Centre for Plastics in Environment)
  - Autonomous body founded run by industry
• Mandates
• Research Technology
• Communication and Education
• Pilot Projects
• Regulatory issues

Single nodal agency recognized by MOEF on
Plastics Environment
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Research Technology

• Recycling technology
• Bio - Biodegradable Polymers
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Research papers and technical monographs
• Alternate technologies
• Standards Specifications

Industry accepts ICPE recommendations Notification
issued by MOEF
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Plastics Biodegradability

• Natural polymers Cellulose, Polysaccharides,
  Protein
• Synthetic Polymer Polyolefins, Nylon, Polyester

Bio-polymers - Polymers that are capable of
being broken down into inert products by the
action of living beings such as Microorganisms

• Bio / Biodegradable polymers identified as One
  Core NMITLI Programme
• Program launched by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar (DG-CSIR)
• National / State Committee consisting of Prof.
  Dr. M. M. Sharma (Ex.Dir. UDCT)
• ICPE as co-member of the team

Paper and cellulosic are not totally degradable
material, Biodegradability requires a particular
environment to be effective
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Communication Education

• ICPE - ENVIS Node
• Identified by MOEF as a Node of Environmental
  Information System on the subject of
  Management of Plastics, Polymer Wastes and
  Bio-polymers, Impacts of Plastics on the
  Eco-System.
• Ad. Campaigns in Public Service
• Eco Echoes- a quarterly Newsletter with wide
  circulation.
• Lectures National / International Seminars
  Press conferences
• Special Programs conducted in schools(Pahal -
  Vivek Paryavaran Progra)

www.envis-icpe.com
Major ongoing national initiatives
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Pilot Projects / Regulation

• ICPE - NAGAR - BMC Project - segregation of
  household waste
• Compactor Project Mumbai - Recycling
• Tirupati waste management project
• PAHAL - Vivek Paryavaran Program - School
  education / awareness
• Matheran / Mahabaleshwar - Civic Cleanliness
  projects
• Waste to Fuel - Jindal Vijaynagar Steel project
• Waste to Roads - Bitumen modification at CRRI,
  Chennai

• Regulatory Statutory ICPEs active
  participation
• IS 14534/ 14535 - 1998 Introducing Coding
  System / recycling practices
• Packaging Guidelines of MOEF
• MOEF notification Recycled Plastic
  Manufacturers usage rule 1999
• Thickness for Virgin Recycled Material
  specified.
• Color coding

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Recycling - The Indian Solution
Box strapping
Plastic Waste
Plastic Footwear
Material Recovery - Converting tovalue added end
products...
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Huge Value addition
Barsati Film
Milk Pouches
Plastic Woven Sacks
Niwar patti
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PET recycled to useful products
India one of the major technological centers on
PET recycling. CSIR / NCL, Pune under the aegis
pioneering role of of Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
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Recycling Industry needs upgradation

• Industry initiatives
• Technology
• Better working Environment
• Re-skill and Training
• Government Initiatives
• Allocation of dedicated recycling zone/ Park with
  common waste management system
• Buy back schemes
• Preferential Excise Duty / Sales Tax

Both the Industry and Government to work together
to make it happen...