'What we have done is to explore ways to improve upon the properties of plastic as fuel.We prepared different types of fuels by simply adding wastes like sawdust,waste paper,leaf,and coal dust.All the blended fuels showed marked improvements in ease of burning.This is because wastes help to increase the porosity of plastic that traps oxygen,helping it to burn',says Dr R K Raina,who has done extensive work on the project.
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