Write a note on the following :
Remedy for plastic waste.

Explanation

i) Ahmed Khan, aged 57 years old, has been producing plastic snacks for 20 years. About 8 years ago, he realised that plastic waste was a real problem.
ii) Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, was developed then by his company.
iii) This mixture is mixed with the bitumen that is used to lay roads.
iv) In collaboration with R.V.College of Engineering and the Bangalore City Corporation.
v) Ahmed Khan proved that blends of Polyblend and bitumen, when used to lay roads, enhanced the bitumen.s water repellant properties, and helped to incerase road life by a factor of three.
vi) The raw material for creating ployblend is any plasitic film waste.
vii) So, against the price of Rs. 0.40 per kg that rag pickers had been getting for plastic waste.
viii) Khan now offers Rs.6 Using Khan. s technique, by the year 2002, more than 40 kms of road in Bangalore has already been laid.