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AIPMA AT WORK

Conference on ‘PWM and Recycling: Value Creation from Waste’

he All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association - AIPMA to address the problem of visible plastic pollution resulting
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2019. The event also had PRO India Recycling as a solutions based on design for sustainability and recycling
knowledge partner on board which works as a team with technologies.
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Academia, Industry and Civic bodies.
creating plastics recycling infrastructure in the country.
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incentives to Private Players for setting up large recycling
plants to produce quality recycled plastics which can
be increasingly used by Brands and other Industrial
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make the plastic recycling industry thrive in India”, said
Shri Arvind Mehta, Chairman, Governing Council.
“Plastic is wonderful material that can provide excellent
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when recycled and reused. Such Circular Economy
The conference focused on the current scenario of should be encouraged
plastic waste management and its challenges, and how and incentivized.
authoritative bodies together with the help of plastic NITI Aayog is working
industry can create robust solutions and framework
with stakeholders to
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create a blueprint for
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Plastics Circularity.
The conference was attended by over 300 Industry Many companies are
Participants wherein one had teh exposure to Interactive embracing such concepts
Sessions with Eminent Industry Experts, Best Practices, for their future business.
Panel Discussions, Case Studies and Empowering Technical In true sense such actions
Sessions. It also provided unique Platform to Network will meaningfully reduce
and Collaborate as well as Showcase Latest Recycling impact on environment
Technology. and at the same time
reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. A model with
The key speakers were Mr. Arvind Mehta, Chairman – AIPMA
Governing Council, Shri Jitendra Kumar, Adviser NRE - NITI emphasis on green buying and mandatory use of recycled
Aayog, GOI, Hon’ble Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar, content in every plastics packaging is something one would
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GOI, like to see said Shri Hiten Bheda, Chairman, Environment
Mr. L K Singh, Vice President (North) - The All India Plastic committee.
Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA), who discussed topics :H DW $,30$ ÀUPO\ EHOLHYH WKDW SODVWLFV DUH QRW EDG DV
like Plastic and Society perception, Plastic Recycling, End are being perceived today, they actually serve. It is post
of life solutions from local and global context. consumption littering that gives it a bad name. Lack
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of plastic packaging every year, many of them remain and waste management are the areas to be addressed.
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industry is very much aligned to Hon’ble Prime Minister this perception and create sustainability for this wonder
Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of swachh India and is aligned material of twentieth century.

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