To emphasize the reduced use of plastic and the beneficial management of plastic waste. Efficient transformation of plastic into energy and fuel. Making our environment an eco friendly zone. Modify the design of recycling Machines. Install the recycling unit at TNAU. Compare the envi.factors of Coimbatore with other cities. Making our Eco fest - 15------Plastic free & Models

1. Plastic waste management
and recycling technology

2. Plastic waste Management & Recycling
Technology
22/08/14 – In Project Proposal
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVES INVOLVED
 CASE STUDY
 EXISTING PROBLEMS
 REMEDIAL MEASURES
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCE

3. objectives
 To emphasize the reduced use of plastic and the beneficial
management of plastic waste.
 Efficient transformation of plastic into energy and fuel.
 Making our environment an eco friendly zone.
 Modify the design of recycling Machines.
 Install the recycling unit at TNAU.
 Compare the envi.factors of Coimbatore with other
cities.
 Making our Eco fest - 15------Plastic free & Models

4. Plastics
1.PET
2.HDPE
3.PVC
4.LDPE
5.PP
6.PS
7.OTHE
Drink bottles and oven trays manufacturing.
Bottles for milk and washing up liquids.
Pipes and fittings
Carrier bags and garbage bin liners
Medicine bottles
Packaging pellets, Fast food trays etc..,
Mostly not available in suffi.quantities for recycling

5. Distribution of plastic in
manufacturing sector
18.60%
11.90%
10%
7.40%
7%
6.70%
6.70%
5.20%
4.00%
3.40%
2.60%
2.20%
1.70%
1.60% 1.40%
1.20%
8.50%
chips and conf bags bottles/caps and lids PET bottles supermarket retail bags
straws garbage bags packaging food bags
cling wrap fruit juice bottles softdrinks/water cups/utensils
food containers milk bottles pack rings cigarette lighters

6. Plastic waste sources
Plastic Wastes
Others
Municipal
Industry

7. Methodology
Processing
Segregation
Selection

8. Recycling technology
 Primary recycling - Involves processing of waste
into a product of similar characteristics.
 Secondary recycling - Involves processing of waste
plastic into materials having different characteristics.
 Tertiary recycling - Involves production of basic
chemicals and fuel from segregated municipal waste.
 quaternary recycling - Involves energy extraction
by burning and incineration.

9. forms of recycling
Raw Product
Make a
Recycling
1.Mechanical Recycling
Chemical
Recycling
Reactions
Feedstock
Fuel, Oil
Industries
2.Chemical Recycling

10. 3.Thermal Recycling
Contin…..
Waste to Power Generation Method

11. Disadvantages
 High Initial cost.
 Recycled products may not last for long.
 Unsafe and unhygienic recycling sites.
 May create more pollution.
 Not wide spread on large scale.

12. Alternatives to be considered
 Plasma Pyrolysis Technology
Incineration of waste by plasma
torches leaving minute or
no residues.
 Dehydrochlorination
Conversion of plastic waste into Liquid fuel using
units. By extracting hydrogen and chlorine separately
oil and hydrochloric acid can be obtained.

13. Conti…
 Bio degradable plastics - Manufacture of plastics
that are eco-friendly. They have a decomposing nature.

14. advantages
 Plasma Pyrolysis
Clean destruction of hazardous waste Preventing waste
from entering landfills. No harmful emission of toxic waste.
 De-hydro chlorination
Extraction of clean energy and Hydrochloric acid.
 Bio Degradable plastic
Takes less time to breakdown ,these are renewable

15. Treatment & Separation Technique
 1.Wet Separating Techniques
Flotation of mixed plastics utilizing selective wetting
characters in order to change the surface of specific
plastics from hydrophobic to hydrophilic
 2.Dry separating Techniques
Especially PVC from mixture of plastics, Low capital
Input, means it is environmentally friendly

16. Environmental impact assessment
 Plastic manufacturing consumes significant amount of
resources. (4% of worlds annual oil production)
 Littered plastic spoils the beauty of the environment
 Affects human health due to toxic release into atmosphere.
 Non bio degradable nature arrests recharge of ground
water aquifers.
 Garbage mixed with plastic may cause problems in landfill
operations.

17. After Project proposal
Visit to Thudiyalur and Saravanampatti Recycling Centre
Aug - 22 to Yesterday

18. Their Sales
Recycled Plastics 1 kg
is Rs.30
For Roads

19. Mrs.Rani

20. Machines and Products

21. Data of TNAU
 Wastes – 1 to 1.5 ton / day
 Departments – 45 +
 Plastic Sale – Yearly twice , Rs.15 / Kg
 Excess – Hostels, Canteens, Shops
Suggestion – Recycling Unit at TNAU

22. After mid - sem places to be visited
Sri Sai Chakra Polymers
Etc……

23. Thank You