Use of Plastic Waste in Iron and Steel Industries will Generate Wealth from the Waste, says Union Steel Minister

Union Minister of Steel, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh has said that Iron and Steel Industry will play a vital role towards making this planet pollution free . He was addressing the inaugural session of the Plastic Recycling Conference, Asia 2.0 at Gurugram on 28 April, 2022. The Minister added that together we must ensure the healthy quality of air, water and food. He said that working on developing clean and green steel, decarbonisation and carbon neutral with a planned manner will be beneficial for our future.

Mr. Singh further said that the use of plastic waste in place of coking and non-coking coal will be helpful to reduce pollution and convert the waste in to wealth .It will be in the interest of all the people associated with it and everyone will win. Recycling plastic will reduce pollution, help steel industry reduce coking coal imports and create new employment opportunities.”