NIIST develops alternative to single-use plastic
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Technology to manufacture biodegradable tableware from agricultural residues and byproducts
The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) right here has give you an alternative to single-use plastics.
NIIST scientists have developed a know-how for manufacturing biodegradable tableware – together with plates, cutleries and cups – from agricultural residues and byproducts. The know-how was licensed to Marikar Green Earth Pvt Ltd final week.
An enormous quantity of agricultural residues/by-products are launched into the atmosphere from meals processing sectors. The utilisation of those wastes as an alternative to single-use plastics gives immense alternatives, in accordance to NIIST.
Primary agricultural residues are generated as a byproduct in the course of the harvesting of agricultural crops whereas secondary agricultural residues are the leftovers from post-harvest processing. According to the NIIST, the biodegradable tableware developed from them has a shelf-life of upto six months and warmth resistance up to 100 diploma celsius. The developed product is discovered to be perfect for changing the single-use plastics, in accordance to NIIST.
Citing Central Pollution Control Board statistics, NIIST scientists identified that India generates round 27,000 tonnes of plastic waste per day. The nation produced round 400 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2018-2019 alone.
“’The shocking fact is that only nine per cent of all the plastics ever produced was recycled and around 60 % of the plastics have been disposed of into the natural environment or landfills which poses serious health and environmental hazards. With recent ban imposed by various States of India for single-use plastics, there comes a huge demand for alternative to plastics which are biodegradable in nature,”’ NIIST mentioned.
