SCRAP PET BOTTLE

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The export of PET bottle scrap and flakes has increased from 12,000 tonnes in FY16-17 to 48,000 tonnes in FY17-18 growing at 290%. Thailand has already export 25,000 MT in the first three months of FY 18-19. Government and industry estimates suggest that Thailand Export about 13 million tonnes of plastic and recycles only about 4 million tonnes. A lack of an efficient waste segregation system and inadequate collection is the root cause, according to experts, for much of the plastic not making its way to recycling centers.