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RECYCLING & IDENTIFICATION OF PLASTICS
While the usage and benefits of plastics are manifold, it invariably gets branded as a
polluting material. This myth regarding PLASTICS as a polluting material needs to
be addressed. Plastics are chemically inert substances and they do not cause
either environmental or health hazards.
The Life Cycle Analysis of various plastics products reveals that plastics create lesser
environmental pollution in the atmosphere compared to the alternatives. Energy
consumption, emissions of Green House Gases like CO2 and CH4, quantum of water
usage - in all parameters PLASTICS create lesser foot print on earth.
Recycling plastic will also reduce the consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels,
energy and amount of solid waste going to landfill.
If plastics can be collected and disposed off or recycled as per laid down
guidelines/rules then the issue of plastic waste can be suitably addressed. In fact
there is wide scope for industries based on re-cycling of plastics waste.
Although India has one of the highest plastics recycling rates in the world, an
estimated 47% of all plastics is recycled, expected growth rate of plastics
consumption almost more than 10%, the scope of recycling of plastics is huge.
Currently in India, number of organized recycling units for plastics is ~3,500 along
with additional ~4,000 unorganized recycling units. In India, recycling of plastics is
currently 3.6MnTPA and it provides employment to almost 1.6 Million people (0.6
million directly, 1 million indirectly).
Plastics PE, PP, PVC, PS, ABS, PBT, SAN, PC others could be recycled via
mechanical route. Whereas, PET, PMMA, Nylon are recycled by selected recyclers
and Non-recyclable plastics such as multilayer, laminated, thermoset plastics etc
by Energy Recovery.
LDPE,LLDPE,MD Sorting / cutting /
PE,HDPEmd PP grinding
Film/regring/parts

SCREEN
EXTRUDER
FILTER
BLENDING
PELLETIZER
SILO
SHIPPING IN
BOXES OR
BULK TRUCK
Markets for Recycled Plastics
• 56% of recycled PET is used in the manufacture of fiber (carpet and clothing).
• Other large markets for recycled PET are for strapping (13%) and new
containers (14% -food and non-food).
• 29% of recycled HDPE bottles go into making new bottles.
• The plastic pipe industry consumes 18% of the recycled HDPE. other
Application of HDPE includes film and sheet, variety of injection molding
products (buckets, crates and automobile parts).

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