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Updated Jul 17, 2021, 10:36 am IST
The bag is most sustainable and commercially viable alternative to single-use plastic
 About 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are being used worldwide annually. Only one percent of them are being recycled, Manohar Babu pointed out. (Representational image: Twitter/@DRDO India))
Tirupati: In a bid to put an end to single-use plastic globally, the DRDO, in collaboration with Ecolastic Products Private Limited, has co-developed biodegradable and compostable bags, which are sustainable and commercially viable.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle over phone, DRDO Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) director M. Rama Manohar Babu disclosed that bio-compostable products, which are made from 100 percent plant-based food-grade materials, will soon be launched in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. ....

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