A Bhilwara based 17-year-old boy has launched a startup to curb the rising plastic pollution. The company is currently recycling 10 tonnes of plastic daily including plastic bottles, wrappers and other plastic waste and converting them into the fabric. The manufactured fibre from this process is reported to be stronger than the traditional fibre.
Aditya Banger came across this idea when he went on a trip to China where he witnessed the conversion process of plastic waste into fabric in large quantities. “It not only reduced waste going into the landfills but also produced good quality material and created employment locally”, he says.
The company started collecting plastic from all over the country last year after the ease of lockdown. The collected plastic is first cleaned and then diced into fine flakes and further melted to remove toxic chemicals. The melted plastic, also known as the plastic filament is then converted into fibres after cooling down. This fibre is then spun into yarn by mixing it with cotton to make fabric. Currently, the company is producing yarn which is then sold to the apparel manufacturers who use the fabric to make eco-friendly clothes.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.
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