Indian plastic-to-biodiesel pilot set for January

In India, the Economic Times reports that a pilot plant producing biodiesel from plastic waste is set to for commissioning in January in Dehradun by the Indian Institute of Petroleum. The pilot can produce 800 liters of biodiesel from 1 metric ton of plastic waste and is meant to be the first of many plants to be developed around the country in order to tackle the ever-growing plastic waste challenge. The environment minister who announced the development of the project encouraged the public to create a social movement towards Green Good Deeds.