Plan to include the term PB in official terminology, a new direction in plastic management

The Ministry of Environment Protection, Wildlife Conservation and Climate Change has recently released a draft policy, recommending inclusion of the term ‘PB’ in the official terminology to identify different types of plastic waste and store them separately. ‘PB’ stands for Polybutylene, which is widely used in food packaging, bottles and many daily use items. Currently many users and recycling centers have difficulty identifying this material, as it is often classified under ‘plastic’ or ‘PET’. Due to this ambiguity again