Community Collection and Co-processing of Mixed Plastics in New Delhi, India (PPRS) up to processing it into

up to processing it into high-quality PET and HDPE flakes

much of which ends up in rivers and eventually the ocean

is at the epicentre of the world’s plastic waste crisis

incentivizing local collectors and aggregators

which is used to make food and beverage containers

Community Collection and Co-processing of Mixed Plastics in New Delhi, India (PPRS) up to processing it intoThis project partner buys mixed plastics that are difficult or impossible to recycle from waste pickers who collect plastic from landfills, households, commercial buildings, and streets across India, and sends it to a licensed co processing facility, where its used as an alternative fuel in a waste to energy recovery process. Like many emerging markets, India lacks adequate waste management infrastructure. Many rivers are clogged with unmanaged