Question

Note on a case study of plastic waste.

Answer 1

A plastic sac manufacturer in Bangalore has managed to find the ideal solution for ever increasing problem i.e plastic waste. Ahmed Khan, 57 years old has been producing plastic sacs for 20years. About 8 years ago, he realized the plastic waste was a real problem. Polyblend a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, was developed then by his company. This mixture is mixed with bitumen that is used to lay roads. In collaboration with RV College of Engineering and the Bangalore city corporation, Ahmed Khan proved that blends of Polyblend and bitumen, when used to lay roads, enhanced the bitumens water repellant properties and helped to increase road life by a factor of three.