TNPSC Thervupettagam

Loan for Compostable Plastic

August 21 , 2022 826 days 718 0
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  • The Start-up loan of Rs 1.15 crores was approved recently to commercialise “compostable” plastic.
  • This move also seeks to eliminate the usage of Single Use Plastics.
  • Start-Up has brought alternative solution to Single Use Plastic in form of “prototype of a compostable plastic material”.
  • This material breaks into a compost in soil and does not affect the environment.
  • This composite is a unique mix of Thermoplastic-Starch-glycerine and some chemical modifications.
  • It provides high strength to the material.
  • Manufacturing, importing, stocking, sale, distribution, and use of listed single use plastic items was banned from July 1, 2022 in India.

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