What Happens When Plastic Is Recycled?
Plastic is recycled to make the original product — plastic bags. The bag can be recycled seven to eight times, after which it can be used for road projects like the one KK Waste Management and BBMP are working on currently. Around 1,000 km have been completed with waste plastic in Bangalore. The BBMP purchases plastic waste from K K Waste Management at Rs 27 per kg. The company pays rag-pickers Rs 6-12 per kg. This waste is mixed with other substances for roads; 30% of Bangalore’s roads are laid with this mixture. Suren, a young designer, uses plastic and tetrapacks to design accessories like bags, bottle-holders, pouches, wallets, jackets, etc. He recently bagged the PAN IIT award for his `Tetrapack waste’ project.
