1. Advances in Plastic and Packaging Waste Management By
Tushar K Bandopadhyay
Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment – (ICPE) ,

2. Generates
Waste in the
Short term

3. MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF PLASTICS
Agriculture
Healthcare / Medical
Education
Pipes for Water, Gas and Sewerage
Building & Construction
Cables – Electrical & Telecommunication
Electrical & Electronics Equipment
Thermal Insulation
Automobile, Aviation & Railways
Packaging ~ 35 % Flexible Packaging
Household
Furniture
Toys & Many Others

4. PLASTICS APPLICATIONS GENERATING WASTE
MOST OF THE OTHER APPLICATIONS OF PLASTICS ARE FOR LONG AND MEDIUM TERM USAGE AND DO NOT GENERATE WASTE IN THE SHORT TERM
IN INDIA, RIGID PLASTICS WASTES ARE MOSTLY RECYCLED AND REUSED – DO NOT CREATE ANY WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUE
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING IS THE SECTOR WHICH GENERATE WASTE IN THE SHORT TERM AND ON A REGULAR BASIS
FLEXIBLE PLASTICS WASTES ARE GENERALLY ABANDONED CREATING WASTE MANAGEMENT & OTHER ISSUES

5. MAJOR SOURCES OF PLASTICS WASTE IN INDIA REQUIRING ATTENTION FOR ITS PROPER MANAGEMENT
Packaging
Flexible Packaging
- Thin Carry Bags
- Flexible Packaging Film
- Multilayer and Laminates
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS / THERMOCOL)
Disposable - Cups / Plates / Cutlery

6. PLASTICS WASTE GENERATION
(Post Consumer Waste)
For the Year
Plastics Consumption – Mn. Tonnes
Estimated plastics waste generation (flexible packaging waste) constituting 35% of total plastics consumption) :3.729 Mn. Tonnes
Plastics waste 60% (flexible packaging waste) :2.237 Mn Tonnes
Plastics waste remained uncollected :(3.729–2.237) =1.492Mn Tonnes

7. PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENET OPTIONS
THROUGH
RECYCLING & RECOVERY

9. CO-PROCESSING IN CEMENT KILN
ENERGY RECOVERY
CO-PROCESSING IN CEMENT KILN
ALL TYPES OF MIXED PLASTICS WASTE CAN BE USED
SEGREGATION AND CLEANING NOT REQUIRED

10. ISSUE: COLLECTION & TRANSPORTATION COST
ENERGY RECOVERY
CO-PROCESSING IN CEMENT KILNS
͂ 60 % Replacement of Coal Established - (Germany)
ICPE & ACC Ltd With The Help of MPPCB Established
Protocol for Co-processing Plastics Waste in Cement
Kilns in India
At 10% Replacement Rate About 100 Cement Kilns In
India could use up entire Plastics Waste generated
in the country today in a scientific manner with additional
benefit of saving on coal
ISSUE: COLLECTION & TRANSPORTATION COST

11. ALL TYPES OF MIXED PLASTICS WASTE CAN BE USED WITHOUT
CONVERSION TO FUEL
Hyderabad
Mumbai
ALL TYPES OF MIXED PLASTICS WASTE CAN BE USED WITHOUT
ELABORATE CLEANING

12. PLASTICS WASTE TO FUEL PLANT ZERO WASTE PROJECT AT NEW DELHI COLONY

13. PLASTICS WASTE IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Bidyasagar Street – Kalyani
West Bengal

14. … PLASTICS WASTE IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Prof. V S AGHASE ROAD DADAR, MUMBAI
ASPHALT PLANT OF BMC, WORLI, MUMBAI

15. PLASTICS WASTE IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Government of India Has Issued Order To All 29 States and The UT’s Making Use of Waste Plastics Mandatory for the Construction of Bitumen Road in the Country
450, 000 KM Rural Road in India Can Use At Least 0.5 Mn Tons of Plastics Waste

16. RECOMMENDATION
TECHNOLOGIES FOR MECHANICAL RECYCLING OF MIXED PLASTICS WASTE INTO LUMBER / COMPRESSED BOARDS / CORRUGATED SHEETS AND PLASMA RECYCLING OF DOMESTIC HAZARDOUS PLASTICS – ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY
REQUIREMENT IS SHARING OF RESPONSIBILITY BY ALL STAKE HOLDERS IN COLLECTION OF WASTE FOR ITS SCIENTIFIC PROCESSING AS PER PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016, MoEF, GoI