’The Paradip Saksharata Samity organised a workshop on “Plastics recycling and its conversion into value-added products” jointly with the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar at the Officers' Club of the Paradip Port Trust on Monday and Tuesday for creating awareness among teachers, students, local municipality, NGOs, etc., as part of their CSR activity.
Resource persons from the CIPET Mousam Choudhuri and KK Sahu presented a PowerPoint show on the first day, explaining the methods of recycling plastics through mechanised conversion into pallets which can be further used with bitumen in road construction works. On the second day, representatives from the Paradip Municipality, local NGOs, school teachers and members of the Paradip ladies' Club and Mahila Samities interacted with the CIPET resource persons, clarifying their doubts and concerns relating to the plastics recycling.