New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh has given a big statement, describing plastic waste as ‘not waste, an opportunity’. He said that 50-60% of waste in India is synthetic and its market can reach $ 50 billion-which is bigger than Pakistan’s entire annual budget. At the global conference held in Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, he questioned the country’s sluggishness about recycling and said that “The day every garbage will become gold, no one will leave it on the road.”

Giriraj Singh said that his ministry is working on jute -based polymers and organic mixtures, including sugarcane, bamboo and wooden sawdust. He also clarified that the real challenge of plastic is not bottles, but subtle particles that are spreading in the open. He expressed concern over the plight of villages and cities and emphasized the need for comprehensive policy and innovation. He described recycling as the new weapon of competition in the export industry.

Vision to make ‘Garbage Gold’

Minister Giriraj Singh said that the seriousness of recycling in the country should now be seen. He said that “not just bottles, but every form of plastic needs to be reused.” The minister also informed that now such machines are being made in the country which were earlier sourced from abroad, which is strengthening self -sufficiency.

Micro plastic is the biggest challenge

Giriraj Singh insisted that controlling plastic spread over the micron level is the most difficult task. He said that in many places people are now collecting plastic bottles, they are also being imported in some places. But the real challenge is to deal with subtle plastic, for which policy innovation and technical solutions are necessary.

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He said that many villages and cities of the country are filled with plastic waste. A comprehensive policy and innovation are needed to deal with this situation. The minister said that his ministry is also working on a jute-based polymer and new mixtures are being developed from sugarcane, bamboo and sawdust to explore the new possibilities of bio-polymer. He said, “The day every garbage on the road will be equal to ‘gold’, no one will miss it.