Kolkata, 24″ January 2023: Magpet Polymers Pvt Ltd, Eastern India’s largest PET Converter Company, announced their food grade bottle-to-bottle R-PET project at the launch event on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, iin Kolkata. The announcement was made in the presence of Janab Firhad Hakim, Mayor & MIC of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs, Dr. Shashi Panja, MIC Department of Industries, Commerce & Enterprises, Public Enterprises & Industrial Reconstruction Govt. of WB and Dr. Kalyan Rudra Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board. On behalf of MAGPET Mr. Devendra Surana, Managing Director of MAGPET was present at the event.
Looking at the future trend of using food grade RPET in the Industry, Magpet will be setting up this Bottle-to-Bottle Food Grade (B2B) R-Pet project in Bengal. This R-PET project will put Bengal on the Global Pet Recycling Map and ensure recycling of post-consumer PET bottles within Bengal ~ thereby reducing the consumption of virgin resins and thus facilitating a green & sustainable environment with lower carbon footprint in the.state. This R-Pet Project will also be a step in integrating the informal recycling sector of Bengal into the mainstream industry segment. This state-of-the-art project is being set up with European Technology with a capital outlay of Rs. 100+ Cr.
On the same day, Magpet also unveiled Smart Bins to be placedin the city for disposing of PET bottles. The SMART Bin isa unique, practical, aesthetically appealing, technology enabled & cost-effective solution for Plastic Waste Collection. The Smart Bins have been designed to suit the Indian environment which will enable a wider reach. The big size of the bin helps collection of large amount of used plastic bottles. The bin has a unique sensor that will push notification of fill level to the data management center, ensuring timely and optimized collection routing.
Mr. Devendra Surana, Managing Director of MAGPET commenting on the announcement at the event said, “We all have certain responsibilities towards the environment given the rapid climate change throughout the world and otherwise. it is one of the initiatives we have planned to ensure a sustainable environment starting from the installation of smart bins in Kolkata, and with our R-PET Project we will recycle a substantial amount of plastic for a better future.”
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