Plastindia Foundation unveils giant T-shirt made of recycled plastic

Areal view of the world's largest t-shirt made of 100% recycled plastic waste

Uncollected plastic waste material, especially plastic packaging waste material, is a ubiquitous sight on Indian roads, drains and other water bodies. There is a growing demand for a ban on the usage of plastic in a variety of industries, including some areas of packaging. Still, banning plastic is not the solution but proper disposal, collection and reuse is. This is the message that Plastindia Foundation tried to convey on v Jan, when it unveiled a behemothic, world-record beating T-shirt of the size 97.5 10 70.08 meters made from recycled plastic at an event held at the Goregaon Sports Society in Bombay.

The apex body of plastics manufacture in India, Plastindia Foundation took up this initiative to create awareness among the masses on the need to manage plastics waste so that it is recycled more efficiently. The material from this T-shirt will be later on used to create 10,000 T-shirts and distributed free among the children from economically weaker sections.

Vimal Kedia, managing director, Manjushree Technopack

"If waste matter is segregated and tending correctly, information technology will assist plastics waste to be recycled more finer and we can create many things from recycled plastics waste. To change people's behavior towards waste management and segregation is an easy chore, just steps similar these could go a long fashion in building empathy and conventionalities that at that place are ways to bring most ecology changes if every denizen understands and appreciates their civic responsibility," said KK Seksaria, president, Plastindia Foundation.

Plastindia Foundation also displayed a PET bottle flaking machine past Biocrux Bharat at the event. This machine reduces the waste volume by most 85% and tin store 500 PET bottles of 1 liter size. It has a capacity of flaking 120-150 bottles per hour. The solution is apt for public places like shopping malls, schools, motion picture theaters, etc., where usage of PET bottles is heavy.

Packaging South Asia also caught up with Vimal Kedia, managing director, Manjushree Technopack after the event to talk about the pressing issue of plastic waste. Manjushree is one of the largest PET bottle manufacturers in India with some of the biggest names in the FMCG industry as its customers.

According to Kedia, the biggest claiming Bharat faces today is that of improper segregation and disposal of plastic waste. "The demand of the hr is to create mass awareness about proper segregation of moisture and dry waste and also most the huge benefits of plastic waste recycling. The public has to empathise that plastic going into h2o bodies and landfill is very harmful. In that location is a need for strict laws regarding this too," said Kedia.

He stressed on the need for recycling of plastic waste not only because the recycled plastic can be used for various applications just likewise because it reduces the amount of plastic that enters overall waste. Kedia also suggested that small plastic items such as gutkha packs and small shampoo bottles need to be restricted along with sure types of plastic.

As an important stakeholder in the plastic manufacture, Manjushree is doing its bit to spread sensation about recycling and waste disposal.

PET canteen flaking motorcar past Biocrux

'Reuseum' is a unique initiative undertaken by Manjushree to spread awareness on plastics recycling and encourage people to recycle plastics. Situated virtually Bidadi, the Reuseum is spread beyond 2214.38 foursquare meters and hosts exhibits, art installations and wall murals of various artists to facilitate wider awareness and understanding on recycling. It will have a DIY center, research lab and library to spark creative ideas on recycling and sustainability. It hosts  furniture, demo centers and interactive workshops to inspire people.

Manjushree has also designed and published a recycling guide called Recycle Correct with the motive of educating kids on the importance of recycling and to encourage them to recycle. The recycling guides will be distributed among schoolhouse children. The visitor has designed a defended website on plastics recycling to encourage the exercise of recycling among the general public –  world wide web.recycleright.in

Finally, talking about Manjushree'southward business plans for this year, Kedia said that chapters expansion will happen at Manjushree's light-green field establish in Assam. This plant caters to customers such equally Dabur, Patanjali and Emami.

Last year, Manjushree acquired its smaller rival Varahi, which offers rigid packaging solutions to packaged consumer appurtenances companies, drinkable and drug makers. It has manufacturing units in Noida, Baddi and Pantnagar. Kedia informed that expansion will also happen at Baddi and Pantnagar while a new unit of measurement will be set upward near Delhi.

"We are a pan India company at present, with presence shut to our customers. This is pregnant as logistics plays a very of import function in our business," Kedia ended.

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