Plant to convert e-waste into bio fuel to be made operational soon

• Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said Saturday a plant to covert plastic waste into bio-diesel will soon be made operational at the Indian Institute of Petroleum in Dehradun. 
• He was speaking at the International E-Waste Day event organised by the International Finance Corporation  
• "The plant has been set up at Dehradun and it will be operational by January end. The facility, which will be run on pilot basis, is capable of converting plastic waste into bio-diesel. The model will then be replicated across the country," Vardhan said. 
• The plant has the capacity to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 liters bio fuel which will be of highest quality and it can be used in any diesel automotive vehicle, according to a government official. 
• Vardhan said the whole country was concerned about the problem of e-waste and the government had amended the existing rules to ensure better management of e-waste and bio-medical waste through.