Dehradun, As a part of the Swachhta Pakhwada drive, Dehradun based ICAR-IISWC joined hands with CSIR-IIP and Gati Foundation to establish a Plastic Bank in their campus.
Gati Foundation is working with Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) to create a supply chain of plastic waste. IIP is recycling plastic waste to fuel with the help of a plant that is installed inside the campus of IIP.
During the program Anoop Nautiyal, Founder Chairperson, Gati Foundation graced the occasion as Chief Guest. “We are really happy to establishPlastic Bank at IISWC and are really hopeful that this is a big step towards addressing the massive problem of plastic waste in our cities,” said Nautiyal. He also informed that till now Gati Foundation has been able to provide more than 1000 kgs of plastic waste to IIP from the five, community-driven plastic banks in the city.
Dr. Sanat, Senior Scientist, CSIR-IIP informed the gathering about the technology of converting plastic into fuel and thereby converting waste into wealth. He was accompanied by Dr. Atul Ranjan, Senior Scientist, CSIR-IIP.
On this occasion, Dr. P.R. Ojasvi, Director IISWC stated that the institute will collect the plastic from the campus for its further supply to IIP through Gati Foundation. He also asked the scientists to evolve some biological technique to decompose the single use plastic.
Dr. Bankey Bihari, Head, HRD&SS Division and Dr Harsh Mehta, Head Plant Science Division from IISWC were also present in the program. At the end of the program, a formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr Indu Rawat, Scientist and Nodal Officer, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. From Gati Foundation Pyare Lal, Anushka Martolia and Rishabh Shrivastava were also present in the program.
