New Delhi:With over 19 single-use plastic items facing a ban from July, a few start-ups have offered solutions and alternatives to ensure that this prohibition doesn’t fall flat like earlier ones.
The start-up of Arpit Dhupar, who studied biotech at IIT-Delhi, has devised biodegradable thermocol-like material made of stubble. His NCR-based firm, Dharaksha Ecosystems, hopes to solve both the stubble crisis and polystyrene reaching landfills and drains.
“Thermocol is worse than plastic as it isn’t recyclable. Almost 95% of it reaches landfills and catches fire easily. We had developed a biodegradable thermocol using paddy stubble, which can be moulded in any shape and can decompose within 14 days. After processing, stubble is bio-fabricated using strains of mushroom roots,” said Dhupar.
Stating that it was a win-win situation for all concerned, Dhupar added, “At least 5 million tonnes of thermocol are produced annually in India alone. The volume used to pack one set of glassware can pollute 5,000 litres of air. Besides, stubble on over two million hectares under paddy in Punjab and Haryana is also burned. Last year, for research and development, we procured stubble from 180 acres. This year we are aiming at 1,500 acres of stubble.”
Neha Jain, whose start-up Zero Circle recently got facilitated by Central Pollution Control Board, has developed a polybag-like material that can dissolve within weeks and is safe to be eaten by both land and marine animals.
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