India: Government agency recommends plasma pyrolysis for plastic waste disposal

27 February 2014

Disposal of plastic waste is a serious concern in India. New technologies have been developed to minimize the adverse effect on the environment. Currently the widely accepted technology used for the plastic disposal is incineration.
The Indian Central Pollution Control Board has released a final version of its report on plasma pyrolysis technology as a method to dispose of plastic waste while at the same time generating needed energy. In this technology extremely high temperature is produced using plasma torch in oxygen starved environment which destroys plastic waste efficiently and eco-friendly manner (Recycling Laws International, 14 February 2014).
Click here for the report (14.9 MB).

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