India in Dire Need of a Plastic Revolution

India in Dire Need of a Plastic Revolution

Introduction 

While 5.5 million metric tonnes or 60% of plastic waste undergoes recycling in India every year, the remaining 40% goes unprocessed and results in litter. The latter goes on to cause large-scale pollution, choking of drains, and other serious environmental issues. 

Plastic waste is dumped into landfills at exceedingly high rates i.e. 2.5 million tonnes every year and is incinerated at a rate of 1 million tonnes/year. 

By 2030, it is expected that a whopping 73% worth of material utilised in plastic packaging amounting to a total of $133 bn will be lost and never salvaged. Read on to learn more about the current end scenario and the way we can combat the ever-increasing plastic waste levels! 

Present-Day End Usage Scenario 

 With waste management mechanisms falling short, plastic pollution is growing at an alarming rate. Despite 94% virgin PET being used to carry out packaging for food and non-food items, only a negligible amount of recycled PET is made back into bottles. More than 95% of rPET is currently used for applications such as fibers, yarns etc.  

It is, therefore, the right time to adopt a broader approach in the form of ambitious designs, material considerations, and use-phase product delivery innovations, among other things and move towards a circular economy.  

Developed countries across the globe have already started using rPET for making bottles with more than 35% of rPET made back into bottles. With government regulations & customer awareness, India is now expected to follow suit. It is being said that the demand for rPET bottles in India can grow up to 1 million tonnes by 2030. 

How to Move Towards a Circular Economy? 

Government regulations, in addition to customer initiative, will play a key role in bringing about the “Greener Packaging” revolution. 

From 2025, India is all set to pave the way for the usage of 30% recycled PET in packaging applications as our country starts to move towards a circular plastic economy.

Our Role

At Go Rewise, we are focused on carrying out the reprocessing of discarded PET bottles into reusable end products. We are one of the first ever companies in India to kickstart the manufacture of rPET chips that can be used to manufacture bottles for both food and non-food applications.

Our products have also been honored with globally-revered US FDA and EFSA certifications. With our top-quality products manufactured in our state-of-the-art facilities, we plan on aiding India in taking a step in the direction of a circular economy!