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Improving Plastic Bottle Waste Management System of India using RVMs

  1. Dhaval Powle Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  2. Krish Patel Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  3. Gaurav Keshari Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  4. Javic Kothari Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  5. Aditya Kasar Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Abstract

India is ranked first as the most populous country in the world, and plastic waste management has been a major ongoing concern for India. With the growing economy and population, the growth of plastic waste generation has been exponential but plastic waste management has been underachieved. The excess utilization and mishandling of single-use plastic have depreciated the performance of the plastic waste management system of India. This study emphasizes on increasing the collection of plastic bottle waste using three real-time variants of reverse vending machines – RVM BC-200, RVM PRO, and RVM PRIME – that will create a beneficial impact on the recycling of the plastic bottles that are collected and hence ameliorate the plastic management system of India. This research uses data analysis and data visualization tools to propose an in-depth comparison between the three real-time variants of RVMs and a proposed hybrid model to achieve the optimal goal.

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