PET import in India

Environment and Ecology Waste Management

PET import in India

PET (also abbreviated PETE) is short for polyethylene terephthalate, the chemical name for polyester
the influx of PET bottles has quadrupled from 2017 to 2018
The government had banned the import of plastic waste, particularly PET bottles in 2015. In 2016, an amendment allowed such imports as long as they were carried out by agencies situated in Special Economic Zones.
Indian firms are importing plastic scraps from China, Italy, Japan and Malawi for recycling and the imports of PET bottle scrap & flakes
94 per cent of this comprises thermoplastic, such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride), which is recyclable.