Goverment of India

Plastic Bottle recycling by “Green Recycling Industry”

Budget : NA
Innovation Type (Process/ Product): Process

About the Project:

“Green Recycling Industry” at Bongshar, Kamrup is the only Plastic Bottle recycling unit of Assam where 3MT waste Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are recycled for producing ‘Hot Washed PET Flakes’. Mr. Ranendra Baishya is the proprietor of the unit. The Flakes and PET powders acts as the ingredient of different polyester garments and second grade PET bottles. The waste plastic bottles are collected by the waste collectors and compressed into bales. The bales are then dispatched to the plant. After reaching the plant, sorting process is done and pet bottles are separated from other materials. It is recycled into a new form which is named as PET flakes. Later these flakes are transported to different facilities where it is transformed into different finished products. The enterprise is helping in tackling the plastic waste by converting it into PET Flakes. It is helping in providing livelihood to 50 people.

 

Sector : Solid Waste Management

Pilot City : Guwahati, Assam

Ownership : Guwahati Municipal Corporation

Know More : 9864630439, ranendra3089@gmail. com

Connect : ranendra3089@gmail. com

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