Technical Seminar on "Plastics Recycling and Waste Management" was organized on 08^th November, 2013 at Indore. The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri Avinash Joshi, I.A.S., Joint Secretary, (Petrochemicals), DCPC, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India. The speakers briefed on the following topics:

• Plastics Waste Management - Technological Options, Environmental Legislation & CIPET's Initiatives
• Energy Recovery & Ecofriendly Disposal of Plastic Waste by Co-processing in Cement Kiln
• Plastics Waste Management - Status and Issue in India
• Act Before the Nature Reacts
• Waste to Wealth

A panel discussion was organised under the chairpersonship of Shri Avinash Joshi, I.A.S., Joint Secretary, (Petrochemicals), Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India. Prof. (Dr.) S.K. Nayak, Director General, CIPET was also present in the panel discussion.