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Aipma at work

Bandra gets the first Plastics Bottle Machine

Bandra, the H West Ward of the MCGM is the first to social responsibilities and would do everything to make
have a machine that would recycle their Plastic Bottle. the city clean. Littering is the biggest problem and we
The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA),
the apex body and the largest industry association of the
plastic industry in India celebrated the anniversary of
Swachch Bharat by donating a machine to recycle plastic
bottles to the H West Ward of the MCGM in Bandra in its
endeavor to minimize the plastic litter in the city.

The machine was launched at the function held by the H
west ward of the MCGM at Patwardhan Park, Bandra on
Sunday. Madam Alka Kelkar, Deputy Mayor Mumbai, and
Cine star Dia Mirza were the guest at the function.

The machine to recycle plastic bottles would take care would help the MCGM in all possible ways to eradicate
of plastics litter in the vicinity including the area around plastics waste.”
National College and the Linking road. People can drop
their plastic bottles into the 'bio-crux' machine which India produces more than 15 billion plastic water bottles
will convert it into pellets or plastic yarn, which can be waste every year.
used for making bio-toilet doors, security guard cabins
and paints. "Such a machine, which lets people simply drop their plastic
waste and feel responsible, can also reduce the usage of
Madam Alka Kelkar, Deputy Mayor Mumbai said, "The H refilling or reuse of such bottles with contaminated water
West Ward of the MCGM has installed the machine, which it and can be placed anywhere. It will prevent bottles from
will maintain and operate. The project has been initiated landing up in landfills and check toxicity," Mr. Ajay Mishra,
to mark the anniversary of the Swachh Bharat mission to an innovator, said. It will also save transportation costs
make the city clean." and fuel and contribute to carbon footprint, he added.

Speaking about the machine, Mr. Haren Sanghavi, The machine can reduce 300 bottles in an hour and can
President The All India Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) take 200 to 2,000 ml bottles. It first crushes, makes the
said “the new machine looks like a small fridge that has bottles into chips and pellets, he said. The pellets can
an inlet where bottles can be put after removing the cap be further made into resin by industries according to
and plastic rings. We are very much concerned about our specific applications. One of widest uses of plastic yarn
is for military uniforms.

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