KVIC’s unique plastic mixed handmade paper gets patent

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently secured Patent registration for its innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature.

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The patent certificate was issued to KVIC’s Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), Jaipur, on 2nd August 2021, by the Controller of Patent, Intellectual Property of India.

The plastic-mixed handmade paper was developed under Project REPLAN (REducing PLAstic from Nature).

This is the first of its kind project in India, where plastic waste is de-structured, degraded, diluted and used with paper pulp while making handmade paper and thus reduces plastic waste from nature.

The invention is aligned with the Prime Minister’s call for fighting the menace of single-use plastic.

The technology developed by KVIC uses both high & low density waste polythene that not only adds extra strength to the paper but also reduces the cost by up to 34%. The product is recyclable and eco-friendly.