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Burn it, dissolve it, eat it: is the solution to India's waste problem in the bag?
Source: The Guardian, Date: , 2017
The Guardian, Bangalore, Mar,
2017: In Ashwath Hegde’s 10th-floor office in
the south-Indian city of Bengaluru, plastic has become a multi-sensory
experience. “Just see what happens,” Hegde says, tearing a piece from a small
plastic bag and setting it on fire. “There are no fumes. Plastic normally has a
horrible smell when it burns.” Hegde summons one of his employees to bring in a
glass of boiling water, and drops a sheet of the biodegradable non-toxic
plastic in, stirring vigorously with a spoon as the bag shrivels and dissolves,
leaving the water cloudy white. “100% soluble,” he says. Then he places a
square of plastic on his tongue and, after slowly chewing, swallows it. “It’s
completely edible! We’re not recommending that people eat these plastic bags
but, if they do, nothing will happen to them. It’s totally safe.”
Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/mar/02/burn-dissolve-eat-solution-india-waste-problem-plastic-bags-ashwath-hegde
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