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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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• 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%

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Plastics for Energy Conservation

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Plastic Processing is

Environmentally safeReport by Sriram Institute, Delhi (Oct 2003)

Environmental Issues

8% for Petrochemicals and Only

4% of Oil goes in Plastics manufacture

ICPECPMACPMA Plastic Processing

- A non polluting Industry

Types of Processing :Moulding

Injection BlowRoto

ExtrusionFilmTapesProfiles

ThermoformingRe processed

Recycled

No Harmful Effluent / Emission

Colour

Resin ( Pellets/Granules)

By heat, Pressure

Melted Polymer

Shaped

Cooling

End product Edge Trims

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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• Recycling technology

• Bio - Biodegradable Polymers

• Life Cycle Analysis

• Research papers and technical monographs

• Alternate technologies

• Standards & Specifications

Research & Technology

Industry accepts ICPE recommendations

Notification issued by MOEF

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Plastics & Biodegradability

• Natural polymers: Cellulose, Polysaccharides, Protein

• Synthetic Polymer: Polyolefins, Nylon, PolyesterBio-polymers - “Polymers

that are capable of being broken down into inert

products by the action of living beings such

as Microorganisms”

…Paper and cellulosic are not totally degradable material, Biodegradability requires a particular

environment to be effective

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

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• 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)

Major ongoing national initiatives

Communication & Education

www.envis-icpe.com

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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: ICPE’s 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

Recycling - The Indian Solution

Material Recovery - Converting tovalue added end products...

Box strapping

PlasticWaste

PlasticFootwear

Huge Value addition

Milk Pouches

Barsati Film

PlasticWovenSacks

Niwar patti

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

ICPECPMACPMA 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...