Indian researchers had thought of a unique method which tackles two of the biggest environmental issues - sand conservation and cutting down plastic. The team from Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, developed a novel technology that will both save the nation's second-most used natural resource - sand - and help cut down the landfills created by waste plastic bottles, like hitting to birds with one stone.
A team of researchers has developed and patented a unique method of replacing up to 70 per cent sand in concrete with shredded plastic in building material.
A green tech innovation by researchers from a Tamil Nadu college tackles two environmental problems conserving sand, the second-most used natural resource, and cutting down plastic!