THE DRAWBACK OF PLASTIC INDUSTRIES

CIPET HAJIPUR

December 26, 2019

Authored by: SAVINANDAN VISHWAKARMA
PGD-PPT (CIPET)
PGD- PPT SEMESTER III
[Link]:- 100218974
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CONTENTS

 Title of the project

 Company Profile
 Company Director Message
 Student profile
 Certificate
 Acknowledgement
 Declaration
 Preface
 Objective (plastic industries)
 Plastic Disadvantages-Negative Effects of Plastics
 Plastic bag banned in many state in India as well as other country. (one time use
plastics )
 15 serious effects of plastic bag in environmental pollution.
 Plastic waste management rules 2016.
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 What’s new in plastic waste management rules 2016?

 Plastic waste management rules 2018.
 (Plastics) where do they go?
 What do we do?
 What can we do?
 Alternative of plastic bag
 Biopolymer
 Conclusion
 References

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 TITAL OF THE PROJECT

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 COMPANY DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Kumar Mangalam

Mr. Kumar Mangalam the Director of M/s SS pipe industries, with years of experience
in the plastics industry, his leadership has steered M/S SS pipe industries to become a
prominent company in Bihar (India). He has been innovative in developing and selling
customized material handling solutions to all industries. An expert in providing solutions to any
industry’s mode of handling, assembling, storing and transporting its products, he has pioneered

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the material handling business in Bihar (India). He oversees operations of several factories
and is a driving force behind new project developments. He set the Technology & Standard
Processes for which M/s SS Pipe industries is envied in the industry.

Director Signature

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 Acknowledgement

I wish to express my deep gratitude and sincere thanks to Mr. Ashish Kumar Shukla (ATO)
CIPET Hajipur from encouragement and Mr. Kumar Mangalam director of M/S SS pipe
industries Patna -9 for all the facilities that he provided for this project work. I sincerely
appreciate this magnanimity by taking me into his fold for which, I shall remain indebted to
him. I extend my hearty thanks to Mr. VINAY SIR who guided me to the successful completion
this project take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude for his invaluable
guidance, constant encouragement, constructive comments, sympathetic attitude and
immense motivation, which has sustained my efforts at all stages of the project work .I am also
thankful to all employs who has helped in each step of my project work.

I can’t forget to offer my sincere thanks to my group members who helped me to carry out this
project work successfully and for their valuable advice and support, which I received from
them to time.

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SUBMITTED BY
SAVINANDAN VISHWAKARMA

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 Declaration

I do hereby declare that this project work has been originally carried under
the guidance of Mr. Kumar Mangalam, director of M/s SS pipe industries
Patna -9 and supervision of Mr. Vinay Kumar Jain.
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SUBMITTED BY
SAVINANDAN VISHWAKARMA

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 PREFACE

Project work is an integral part of traditional course such work gives us

perfection in their institution studies it links the theoretical and practical study
to solve to real life problems.
Recent advance and development in the science and technology have increased
the scope of researching almost each and system. Today’s changing scenario the
science only that had penetrated in our all work of life and it has become
inevitable and unavoidable with the improved technology that India’s also
playing vital and role serving the world by producing the best talents among
the research.
I have assigned the topic of my project “DRAWBACK OF PLASTIC
INDUSTRIES”
I tried to my level best to prepare a better design for the problems.
So, I would like to apologize for my mistake or error of judgments that may have
been found in the newly creation

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SUBMITTED BY
SAVINANDAN VISHWAKARMA

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[Objective]
 Data released by the united states environmental protection
agency shows that somewhere between 500billion and a trillion
plastic bags are consumed worldwide each other

National geographic news sep-2, 2003

India's plastic consumption increase at over 10 percent year on year.

The first synthetic polymer or plastic as we know it was created in

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the early 20th century since then contemporary alchemists have been
culming up and repurposing hydrocarbon molecules into thousands
of material that make up the plastic family.
“Everything from bottles to money is now plastic”

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 About plastic industries

Plastics industry manufactures polymer materials — commonly called plastics —

and offers services in plastics important to a range of industries, including
packaging, building and construction, electronics, aerospace, and transportation.

It is part of the chemical industry. In addition, as mineral oil is the major

constituent of plastics, it is regarded as a part of the petrochemical industry.

Besides plastics production, plastics engineering is an important part of the

industrial sector. The latter field is dominated by engineering plastic as raw
material because of its better mechanical and thermal properties than the more
widely-used commodity plastics.

Plastic Disadvantages - Negative Effects of Plastic

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Today, you can hardly look around you and not spot some item that is made entirely
from plastic or has some plastic ingredient. This only proves that from its inception
up to now plastic has managed to become popular building material of millions of
useful items, but it is not perfect. Plastic has several disadvantages that prevent it
from becoming universal building block of modern human civilization, and because
of that many governments strictly control its use and create complex law that govern

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 its creation, recycling and environmental impact of waste plastic and chemicals that
are used in its creation.

Here are some of the biggest disadvantages of plastic:

Durability – Plastic is light, moldable, sturdy, and can have countless forms, but one
of the most known features is its durability. Plastic is artificially created polymer
compound which can survive many centuries before nature is able to degrade it
(some degrade into basic ingredients and some only divide into very small pieces).
This troublesome ability of plastic doesn’t have great immediate impact on our
environment, but its continuous dumping into seas and land will eventually create
problems for future generations. Even with all this durability, plastic products are
not indestructible and it cannot be used as a basic building block for everything we
need.

Environmental Harm – Ever increasing plastic production since 1950s managed to

saturate world with waste plastic product that can cause big effects on our
environment. Decomposing of plastic product can last from 400 to 1000 years with
newer “degradable” compounds, but before that degradation can happen waste
plastic will continue to clog our waterways, oceans, forests, and other natural
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habitats that are filled with animals who mistake dangerous plastic for food.
Chemical dangers are also high, because both creation and recycling of plastic
produce toxic materials of many kinds.

Chemical Risk – Not only that creation and recycling of plastic can cause serious
environmental risk, but some of the additives that are infused in plastic can cause
permanent harm to our metabolism. Chemicals such as phthalates and BPA are
widely used as an additive that prevents degrading of plastic structure, but they also
interfere with our natural hormone levels which can cause serious problems to both
males and females (lower testosterone levels in men, and premature girl puberty).

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Choking Hazard – Plastic is one of the most popular building materials for small
items. This is most evident in toy industry, where vast majority of children toys is
manufactured with plastic. These toys and small plastic objects of many uses can
easily get into children’s hands (especially babies and toddlers) that unknowingly
put them in their mouth. To prevent these serious accidents, governments have
implemented detailed set of rules which force manufacturers to clearly label their
plastic products and warn users of the possible chocking potential. Another
problematic plastic product that can cause serious injuries or death are plastic bags
(grocery or trash bags)who can sometimes end up wrapped around children faces,
disrupting their breathing.

Plastic bag banned in many state in India as well as other country. (One
time use plastics)
 Tamil Nadu, on January 1, 2019, became the fourth state in India
to implement a ban on single-use plastics. Maharashtra was the
first do it on March 23, 2018, Telangana followed the feat in June
and Himachal Pradesh in July. But most Indian states, or almost
all, have banned plastic bags.
 Single-use plastics are disposable plastic items that are

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commonly used for packaging and include items intended to be
used only once before they are thrown away or recycled.
 When the Tamil Nadu government banned single-use plastic
from January 1, 2019, the hotel industry in the state went into a
tizzy as they were still scrambling for alternatives.
 “We understand that single-use plastic is harmful for the
environment and so, in principle, support this ban. However,
we have no alternatives. Till the government comes up with
alternatives, it could have given some relaxation,” secretary of
Tamil Nadu Hotels Association R Srinivasan told Down To

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 Earth. “I hear some research is going on for cardboard-based
packaging for food. But it is in nascent stages. The governments
must support such initiatives if they are really serious about
solutions,” he added. Similarly, plastic manufacturers of the
state are also up in arms.
 To allay the fears, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
(TNPCB) issued a fresh advisory on January 1, 2019, to all the
concerned industries asking them to certain measures to comply
with the ban.
 When the Tamil Nadu government banned single-use plastic
from January 1, 2019, the hotel industry in the state went into a
tizzy as they were still scrambling for alternatives.
 “We understand that single-use plastic is harmful for the
environment and so, in principle, support this ban. However,
we have no alternatives. Till the government comes up with
alternatives, it could have given some relaxation,” secretary of
Tamil Nadu Hotels Association R Sri Nivasan told Down To
Earth. “I hear some research is going on for cardboard-based
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packaging for food. But it is in nascent stages. The governments

must support such initiatives if they are really serious about
solutions,” he added. Similarly, plastic manufacturers of the
state are also up in arms.
 To allay the fears, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
(TNPCB) issued a fresh advisory on January 1, 2019, to all the
concerned industries asking them to certain measures to comply
with the ban.
 Another state which banned the use of many kinds of single-use
plastics was Himachal Pradesh.

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 In a notification issued on July 6, 2018, the state government
banned the use of plastic carry bags irrespective of their
thickness and sizes and all plastic items that have one-time use
and are made of non-biodegradable materials. Anybody found
violating the ban could be fined Rs 500-Rs 25,000.
 The Telangana government also announced ban on single use
plastics in June 2018.
 According to the notification issued on June 14, 2018, the ban
covers drinking water plastic and tetra bottles, single-use
straws, plastic/Styrofoam tea cups/containers, plastic below 50
micron plastic or plastic coated items and any other forms of
single use/banned plastic.
 Karnataka’s and Uttar Pradesh equally notification came in 2016,
Uttar Pradesh announced the ban on August 15, 2018.
 Sikkim was way ahead of all these states, but only when it comes
to plastic bags, which the state banned in 1998. In 2016, it
announced a ban on use of plastic bottles and Styrofoam and
thermocol disposable plates and cutlery, not a blanket single-

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use plastic ban.
 The Bihar government also imposed a similar ban from October
25, 2018. Bihar’s ban was confined to use of plastic carry bags.
The manufacture, import, store, distribution, selling and
transport were banned. The only exemption granted to this ban
was use of plastic carry bags less than 50 microns for storage of
bio-medical waste.
 PATNA: Plastic bags will be completely banned in urban areas of
Bihar from October 25 and in rural areas from November 25 this
year, the state government informed the Patna High Court

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 Monday. Advocate General Lalit Kishore, who appeared for the
state government, informed an HC bench that "there will be
complete ban on use of plastic bags in any form from October 25
in urban areas, while it will be banned in rural areas from
November 25 across the state."
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 15 Serious Effects of Plastic Bags Causing
Environmental Pollution
 When you buy something, like foodstuff or clothes, the
shopkeeper will normally pack them for you in a shopper bag.
Once you get home, you’ll throw the shopper bag in the litter
outside. This is the most common way that plastic bags end up
creating a menace to the environment.
 While plastic bags are very useful in our day-to-day lives, and
we seemingly can’t do without them, they have a significant
contribution to the environmental pollution, wildlife deaths,
human health hazards, and other detrimental impacts.
1. Plastic bags kill about 100,000 animals annually. Many
animals, including whales, dolphins, turtles, penguins,
and dolphins, ingest plastic bags as they mistake them
food.
2. Plastic can take up to 2000 years to completely
decompose. In fact, all the plastic that has ever been

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manufactured still lingers in the environment. That means
you’ll never live to see the decomposition of plastic.
3. Production of plastic takes 60-100 million barrels of oil
from the world’s petroleum reserves. Therefore, plastic
contributes significantly to the depletion of this valuable
resource, making the prices of petroleum products to rise
every passing day
4. Studies have shown that meals that are eaten or heated in
plastic bags result in the development of ulcers, asthma,
obesity, and certain cancers. This is attributed to the fact
that plastic bags have some chemicals that will mix with

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 the meal when heated. One of these chemicals is
Bisphenol-A (BPA).BPA helps to make plastic more
flexible and durable. While it makes plastic more useful
for everyday use, this chemical contributes to serious
health risks, especially when it comes in contact with
food.
5. Ingredients of plastic bags include a plethora of
neurotoxin, carcinogenic, and hormone-disruptive
chemicals. Some of these chemicals are also released as by-
products of plastic production. When released, they
eventually end up in our ecosystem through the land,
water, and air pollution.
6. Plastic bag accumulations are one of the most common
causes of drainage system clogging. Developing countries
are the most affected with this problem. A good example
of this impact is the floods that hit Bangladesh about two
decades ago. There was extensive blockage of drainage
systems, which was partly attributed to plastic shopping
bags.
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7. Plastic bags have contributed significantly to a massive

pile of plastic debris found in the North Pacific Ocean.
The garbage pile, which is nearly double the size of
Hawaii, is known as the Great Pacific Garbage. According
to the Wild Studies Institute, 80% of this garbage in the
ocean originates from land.
8. We’ve seen that Bisphenol-A is a chemical compound that
is used in the manufacture of plastic bags. This chemical is
found in plastic food cans and water bottles. When the
chemical bonds weaken, BPA is released and normally
leaches into your food and water.

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9. According to the World Health Organization, when
pregnant women are exposed to high concentrations of
Phthalates and BPA, which are chemical compounds
found in plastic, they may give birth to children with lung
problems. These children may also be at high risk of
developing asthma later in life. Moreover, children’s
exposure to these chemicals has been associated with
increased insulin resistance and high blood pressure.
10. Certain chemicals used in the manufacturing of
plastic bags, especially BPA, act in the same way as
oestrogen. In the long run, these chemicals may interfere
with hormonal balance in women and affect
reproduction. Moreover, studies have linked BPA to
breast cancer in animals. This chemical has also been
associated with thyroid issues and neurologic disorders in
humans.
11. While plastic-related chemicals largely affect women
and children, men are also at risk. According to a study by
the World Health Organization, men who are often in

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contact with phthalates and BPA have a higher risk of
developing prostate cancer. These chemicals can also
undermine their reproductive health
12. The plastic bags in the dumpsite will normally
release chemicals that seep into the ground, ending into
the groundwater reservoirs. Then, the detrimental effects
of plastics would be passed through the ground to our
bodies through the plants we consume and the water we
drink.
13. Pollution from plastic materials, such as plastic bags,
affects the natural order of feeding. This is because its

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 harmful effects don’t spare any animal or plant in the food
chain, ranging from large terrestrial animals to
microscopic plankton.
14. As people continue to dump plastic bags into the
environment, which end up into the water bodies, a 2016
Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s The New Plastics Economy
report points out that over 8m tonnes of plastics find its
way into the ocean. This is equivalent to throwing the
content of one garbage truck into the sea every minute.
15. Plastic bags don’t only pollute our water sources;
they also take a lot of water from these sources during
their production. You’ll need about 22 gallons of water to
produce one pound of plastic. There’s no need to waste so
much water manufacturing harmful plastics.
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Plastic waste management rules, 2016

 Plastic has multiple uses and the physical and chemical
properties lead to commercial success. However, the
indiscriminate disposal of plastic has become a major threat to
the environment. In particular, the plastic carry bags are the

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 biggest contributors of littered waste and every year, millions of
plastic bags end up in to the environment via-a-visa soil, water
bodies, water courses, etc and it takes an average of one
thousand years to decompose completely. Therefore, to address
the issue of scientific plastic waste management, the Plastic
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 were notified in
2011, which included plastic waste management. The
Government has notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules,
2016, in suppression of the earlier Plastic Waste (Management
and Handling) Rules, 2011.

The plastic waste management rules, 2016 aim

 Increase minimum thickness of plastic carry bags from 40 to 50
microns and stipulate minimum thickness of 50 micron for
plastic sheets also to facilitate collection and recycle of plastic
waste
 Expand the jurisdiction of applicability from the municipal area
to rural areas, because plastic has reached rural areas also

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 To bring in the responsibilities of producers and generators,
both in plastic waste management system and to introduce
collect back system of plastic waste by the producers/brand
owners, as per extended producers responsibility
 To bring in the responsibilities of producers and generators,
both in plastic waste management system and to introduce
collect back system of plastic waste by the producers/brand
owners, as per extended producers’ responsibility.

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 What’s new in plastic waste management rules, 2016?
 Rural areas have been brought in ambit of these Rules since
plastic has reached to rural areas also. Responsibility for
implementation of the rules is given to Gram Panchayat.
 Plastic products are left littered after the public events
(marriage functions, religious gatherings, public meetings etc)
held in open spaces. First time, persons organising such events
have been made responsible for management of waste
generated from these event
 State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs) will not grant/renew
registration of plastic bags, or multi-layered packaging unless
the producer proposes the action plan endorsed by the
concerned State Development Department.
 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been mandated to
formulate the guidelines for thermo-set plastic (plastic difficult
to recycle). In the earlier Rules, there was no specific provision
for such type of plastic.
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Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018

 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has
notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018
on March 27, 2018.
 The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of
Multilayered Plastic (MLP) is now applicable to MLP, which are
"non-recyclable, or non-energy recoverable, or with no
alternate use."
 The amended Rules also prescribe a central registration system
for the registration of the producer/importer/brand owner.

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 The Rules also lay down that any mechanism for the registration
should be automated and should take into account ease of doing
business for producers, recyclers and manufacturers. The
centralised registration system will be evolved by Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the registration of the
producer/importer/brand owner. While a national registry has
been prescribed for producers with presence in more than two
states, a state-level registration has been prescribed for smaller
producers/brand owners operating within one or two states.
 In addition, Rule 15 of the Plastic Waste Management
(Amendment) Rules 2018 on "explicit pricing of carry bags" has
been omitted.

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Where do they go? (PLASTICS WASTES)
 A study in 19/5, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million
pounds of plastic annually .the real reason that the world’s landfills
weren’t overflowing with plastic was because most of it ended up in an
ocean –fill.

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 o Bag get blown around
o To different parts of our lands
o And to our seas, lakes and rivers.
o Bags find their way into the sea via drains and sewage pipes
o Plastic bags have been found floating north of the arctic circle near
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Spitsbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands.

o Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris washed up on the
U.S. Coastline.
o Plastic bags photo degrade over time they break down into smaller, more
toxic petro –polymers.
o Which eventually contaminate soils and waterways
o As a consequence microscopic particles can enter the food chain.
o The effect on wildlife can be catastrophic.
o Birds become terminally entangled.
o Nearly 200 different species or sea life including whales, dolphins, seals,
and turtle die due to plastic bags.
o They die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for food

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 WHAT DO WE DO?
 If we use a cloth bags we can save 6 bags a week
 That’s 24 bags a month approx.
 That’s 288 bags a year approx.
 That’s 22,176 bags in an average life time
 Bangladesh has banned plastic bags
 China has banned free plastic bags
 Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in [Link] has
reduced plastic bag consumption by 90%.
 In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags.
 Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, south
Africa, Taiwan and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward
banning the plastic bags.
 On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. City to ban
plastic bags.
 Other places considering plastic bag bans include :
 Long beach ,new York city, Seattle ,Boston ,phoenix, Arkansas ,Oregon
,Vermont ,Connecticut and Maryland and India

Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene:

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A thermoplastic made from oil.
Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency.
China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free
plastic bags.

What can we do?

 Reduce
 Reuse
 Refuse
 Recycle

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 The use of plastic bags
For leftovers and takeout food, reusable containers are better than foam
boxes or plastic wrap and bags
Carry a refillable bottle or mug made of glass, ceramic or stainless steel
for beverage on the go.

REUSE
 Reuse plastic bags you have accumulated as garbage liners.
 Start using reusable shopping bags
 Find the right styles and designs to suit your taste and lifestyle.

REFUSE
 Refuse a bag –cashiers are programmed to keep the line moving and
don’t always stop to think or bother to ask if you need bag.
 If you don’t need one, don't take a one.

RECYCLE
 You’re plastic following the instructions given by your local
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recycling program.

Alternative of plastic bag [biopolymer]

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  Bio polymer is a polymer that is develops from living beings.
 It is a biodegradable, i e they are broken down into co2 and water by
micro organism.
 Example-cellulose, starch, chitin, protein. Peptides, DNA and RNA.

Why biopolymer
 Polymer have become as essential part of our daily life having its
numerous advantages.
 It finds its use in every field on the other side these polymer products
account for approx.150million tons of non-degradable waste every year
such waste leads to various problem including pollutions ,soil erosion
,and other environmental problems

Characteristics of biopolymer

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 Permeability
 Non- toxicity
 Mechanical strength
 Controlled rate of degradation
 Tensile strength
 Bio -compatibility
Application
 Bio bags: - Made up of corn starch, bio-degradable and compostable
.biopolymer-ester and vegetable oil and it are 100% biodegradable.
 Agriculture sector:- Contains such as biodegradable plant pots and
disposable contains and bags ,fertilizers and chemical storages bags

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  Automobile sector:- Natural fibres aresubstitued for glass fibre as
reinforcement materials in plastic parts of commercial vehicles and their
waste products can be composted
 Medical sector: - biopolymer for oculars vascular orthopaedic skin
adhesive and surgical glues.
 Many biopolymers like heart, valve replacement and blood vessels are
made up of Teflon and poly urethane.

Environmental benefits
 They are carbon neutral and can always be renewed and use
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sustainable as they are composed of living materials.

 These polymers can reduce co2 levels in the atmosphere and also
decrease carbon emission.
 it is also compostable which means theirs is less chance of
environmental pollution from this compounds
 They reduce depending on non-renewable fossil fuels and are
easily bio-degradable and can decrease air pollution
 It greatly reduces the harmful effects of plastic use on the
environment long term use of bio-polymer use will limit the use
of fossil fuels

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 Conclusion
Plastic bags affect many people, not only the consumers but plastic bags also
affects the environment and animals. We are affected by plastic bags because
we all dispose of them incorrectly and because we are unaware of the
consequences of using plastic bags. Research shows that “It takes 500-1,000
years for plastic to degrade” this means the plastic we use isn’t really going
away anytime soon. The amount of plastic bags we use is important because
once we throw the plastic bags away they will just pile up and create pollution,
which is harmful to the environment because how we dispose of the plastic
bags isn’t really going to help due to the amount of time it takes for them to
decompose. The environmental effects of plastic bags are important because
they not only affect the environment, but also affect humans. The
environmental effects due to plastic bags are pollution, litter, loss of resource,
and pacific trash vortex. This is important because plastic bags are used
worldwide and are mostly used once then are thrown out and because of this
we are just harming ourselves by continuing to use plastic bags.
An alternative for plastic bags would be using reusable bags made of other
fabrics instead of using plastic. Using reusable bags would reduce the effects
of plastic bags because we would lower the amount of plastic being produced

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and disposed by simply using a reusable bag.

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 Reference
 CPCB REPORTS
 BPCB REPORTS
 [Link]
 [Link]
 [Link]
 Author: Jamey Wagner ( E NVIRONMENT RESEARCH)
 The environmental impacts of the disposal of plastic pollution-Asgedom, Abraha
gebrekidan (Environmental studies Volume 2 pp. 81-94).
 Public health impact of plastic: an overview -Neeti Rustagi, [Link] Plastics
in Depth: Recycling, Disposal, Toxicity, Health Impacts.

Guided by:-Dr. Manoj Sir, Mr. Dhiraj k. Pathak & k. Mangalam

Submitted by: - Savinandan Vishwakarma
Submitted to:-Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Pathak
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Signature

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