Currently we are facing the major issue of plastic waste in the world and it affects the environment and eco system.
Enforcing Plastic ban is good. But policy on recycling could do more.
Innovation in plastic waste disposal in an eco friendly way is shown by Kerala team in India.
Kevin Jacob and his team from Kerala developed a technology to transform plastic waste to solid paving bricks.
2,500 bricks can be made from 5 tonnes of plastic waste.
The bricks can be used for making footpaths and paving roads .
The bricks produced passed all the recommended tests of quality and strength viz. compressive strength test, water absorption test, flexural test.
This is a stepping stone to our dream of building ‘Zero-waste cities’.