Design of Business Chain for the Development and Sustainable Growth of PET Recycling in India

摘要

The growth of PET recycling, pre or post consumer has been offset by a number of technical and non-technical hurdles, though many solutions are available. Most companies need to detour from their core business and bring about a major mind set change to initiate a strong program to implement a simple and successful recycling system. RIL, in spite of the above, ventured into the business of recycling in the year 2002 and by 2005 became the number one recycler, recycling more than 20% of the PET bottles consumed in India. In RIL, the philosophy is that every business has to be profitable on a stand-alone basis through the proper selection of product portfolio, process, plant and machinery, location, market and raw material availability. RIL has taken the lead in converting polyester fiber waste and post consumer PET bottle waste into value added products to eliminate large volumes of polyester waste and discarded PET bottles disturbing the ecological balance. This has been achieved through refining and modifying in-house, the prevalent recycling processes, considering the conditions of local post consumer bottle waste, application of experience and using RIL's research, testing, process engineering and design facilities in India and Germany.RIL developed post consumer PET bottle collection, baling, sorting, grinding, and flake cleaning systems, new process and technology equipment, building on the existing platform of recycling systems, to meet the stringent requirements of RIL's quality standards. RIL created a major mind set change across the business chain for all to consider waste as a raw material and that these wastes can be made into quality products. In the business chain, RIL ensured appropriate returns to every individual involved to sustain the entire activity.