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AIPMA AT WORK
National Convention 2024 on EPR, Plastic Waste Management Rules &
Recycling
28th Nov, 2024 | Taj Skyline | Ahmedabad
The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Associa- Shri P. N. Solanki, Deputy Director, MSME DFO,
tion (AIPMA) along with the support from Min- Ahmedabad, Dr. Tallikaben Patel, Regional Of-
istry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department ficer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Mr.
of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Govt. of India S. B. Dangayach - Founder Trustee, Innovative
organized National Convention 2024 on EPR, Thought Forum, Mr. Raju Desai, Vice President,
Plastic Waste Management Rules & Recycling Plastindia Foundation (PIF), Mr. Bharat Patel,
at Taj Skyline, Ahmedabad. President, Gujarat State Plastic Manufactur-
ers’ Association, Mr. Manoj R. Shah, President,
he key objectives of National Conven- AIPMA in the presence and Mr. Bipin Desai,
tion 2024 were to bring together Lead- Vice President West-Zone, AIPMA & Mr. Prab-
Ters, CEOs, government authorities, key hjot Sodhi, Senior Program Director, Centre for
industry players and subject matter experts Environment Education (CEE). Followed by the
from around the Plastic Sector in an open dia- Lamp Lighting which set up the positive spirit,
logue, under one roof to discuss the key devel- AIPMA delegation led by President Mr. Manoj R.
opments, To sensitize entire value chain such Shah Felicitated the honourable dignitaries on
as material providers, converters, brand owners the dais. Hon’bl Chief Guest Ms. Vandana, Direc-
and others, Learn and share best practices, un- tor, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Depart-
derstanding the new EPR framework, To learn ment of Chemicals & Petro-chemicals, Govt. Of
and understand the importance of new tech- India addressed the audience and participants
nology and value of waste creation, addressing virtually. The inaugural session concluded with a
key challenges of converters, brand owners and vote of thanks by Mr. Siddharth Shah, Manag-
end-users, To network and tap business oppor- ing Committee Member, AIPMA.
tunities, bringing together the decision-makers
on single platform, share ideas and exchange AIPMA wholeheartedly thanked all the guests
thoughts, identifying the technological gap and and dignitaries on the dais for sparing their valu-
other relevant opportunities in Plastics Waste able time and attending the conference to con-
Management and Recycling. tribute their expertise for the benefits of the
plastic industry. The National Convention 2024
brought together distinguished Speakers from
the industry to deliberate upon challenges and
opportunities in the Plastics recycling sector
& there were rich discussions on how we can
achieve Circularity & Sustainability for plastics in
India, whilst adding to the GDP of the country
and creating new jobs as well as upgrading re-
cycling technologies, equipment and creative fi-
nancing for this emerging segment. This Confer-
ence majorly served as a platform to understand
the latest updates in the EPR registration pro-
During Inaugural, Lamp lighting was done by, cess as there were many challenges faced by
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