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From Trash to Treasure: How start-up led innovations transform plastic recycling

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Updated on: 01 August,2023 08:24 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Ainie Rizvi | ainie.rizvi@mid-day.com

Demand for plastic is on an upward trajectory. So is plastic waste generation. To fight the perils, start-up-led innovations have begun to catalyse plastic recycling to produce consumer-friendly goods and fuel

From Trash to Treasure: How start-up led innovations transform plastic recycling

India has generated around 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste annually in the last five years. Image Courtesy: iStock

Plastic has become integral to human existence. From high-end electronics like Apple EarPods (made of ABS Plastic) to consumer goods like water bottles (made from PET), plastic has penetrated seamlessly into our everyday lives. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India analysed this dependence to compute 150 million tonnes of plastic being produced annually, at a global scale.

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