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POLLUTION REDUCTION
Almost 40% of global plastic waste is generated for packaging, which includes single-use multi-layered plastics (MLPs) used in food packaging. MLP is any material with at least one layer of plastic as the main ingredient in combination with one or more layers of other materials. The collection and segregation of MLPs involve labour-intensive work, making recycling them economically unviable. These plastics end up as litter, in landfills or in waterways.
We collect MLPs and composite plastics, promote at-source waste segregation, and train and incentivise informal waste workers in collection. We shred these plastics using hydraulic hot and cold pressing machines . We use the resulting material to produce and sell different useful products such as furniture and goods. Through this approach, we aim to segregate plastic waste (particularly MLP) at source, establish a circular economy, and reduce plastic pollution.
By recycling MLPs (which are usually left unrecycled), we hope to provide an income generation opportunity to informal waste workers, engage local governing bodies and communities in at-source waste segregation, and reduce the volume of MLPs being dumped in landfills.
By promoting a recycling economy, we hope to reduce the import of virgin plastics in the country.
Nabin Bikash Maharjan Blue Waste to Value P. Ltd. Contact: +977-9841203646 Email: bikashnabin@gmail.com; nabin@bw2v.com www.bw2v.com
Each of the RMS solutions are linked to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN in 2015. The SDGs that this intervention contributes to are as follows:
