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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the
nation's largest oil firm, will recycle 20 million
discarded mineral water, cold drink and other PET bottles annually to make eco-friendly uniforms for staff that man its petrol pumps and LPG distributor
agencies, its chairman said.
In a glittering ceremony titled 'Unbottled - Towards a
Greener Future', IOC Chairman SM Vaidya launched a special 'sustainable and
green' uniform exclusively designed for nearly 3 lakh fuel station attendants
and LPG gas delivery personnel of the company.
Empty PET packaging discarded by the consumer after use
becomes PET waste. IOC will deploy an agency to collect such bottles - 20
million annually - and convert them into yarn to weave or knit
fabric. This will then be supplied to a
textile company for manufacturing uniforms for IOC's petrol pump attendants and
LPG gas agency staff.
IOC is the first Indian firm to directly venture into the
recycling of PET bottles.
The dress materials for these uniforms have been extracted
from recycled polyester derived from the processing of used and discarded PET
bottles. This initiative would support recycling
about 405 tonnes of PET bottles, equivalent
to offsetting over 20
million bottles yearly.
"About 8 million metric tonnes of plastic enter the
ocean annually, and about 150 million metric tonnes circulate in our marine
ecosystems. At this pace, by 2050, there will be more plastics in the sea than
fish. The conversion of plastic bottles into fabric
is a beautiful example of how diligent
handling of problems opens doors to new opportunities," he noted.
Under this green initiative of IOC, used plastic bottles are
shredded into flakes and then melted into micro-pellets. These micro-pellets are converted into yarns for weaving these
green clothing.
Its production requires almost 60 per cent less energy,
and CO2 emissions are reduced by nearly one-third compared to virgin polyester.
Even when these clothes wear out, the used Polycotton uniforms can be
mechanically recycled and converted into low-end quilts, blankets or even
high-end denim fabric. The fabric conforms to Global Recycling Standard
Certification.
Dear Shri
Vaidyaji,
Congratulations on this laudable Green Initiative
I urge you to consider this :
Basic needs of a human is : ROTI
- KAPDA - MAKAN
Your team of brilliant scientists have found a way to recycle PET bottles into
KAPDA
At this moment, recycling PET bottles into ROTI
seems far fetched
But after “ shredding used plastic bottles into flakes and melting into micro-pellets
“ , how about using those pellets to mould NEW plastic bottles which poor people
can collect and use these to build a MAKAN
?
Did you say MAKAN ?
Of course ! -
and FREE of COST
too !
Here is my earlier e-mail on “ HOW “ :
Ø
Turning
a Threat into an Opportunity ? ……………….[ 23 Dec 2017 ]
Extract :
By all means , discourage manufacture / use
of ROUND shaped plastic
bottles
having square
and flat TOPS ( lids ) and BOTTOMS
· Standardize the SQUARENESS of
these bottles ( of different widths ) in such a way that :
# These are STACKABLE (
one on top of another )
# The smaller ones can slide inside the bigger ones ( like plastic garden chairs )
# Flat sides carry
vertical grooves for “ nesting “ one bottle over another ( like
lego )
# Just like screw-able “ lid “ , consider screw-able
“ bottom “ as well . This will
Enable removing those “ lids “ and “ bottoms “ and screw-up the central part
of the bottle onto another bottle , to create a “ Column “ or a “ Beam “ of a
house
I have a feeling that this innovation will , not only solve the problem of discarded
plastic bottles but , at the same time , provide cheap / durable / small ( single
story ) houses for millions of our poor homeless , who will be happy to pick up the
discarded bottles from everywhere and build those simple houses ( roof and walls
) on a DIY basis
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com
/ 15 Nov 2022
CC :
IOC Director (R&D) SSV
Ramakumar [ ramakumarssv@indianoil.in ]
manisha.r@loginextsolutions.com
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