Alternate Strategies for Conversion of Waste Plastic to Fuels

Table 3

Polymers demands in India (million tons).

S. no	Type of polymer	1995-96	2001-02	2006-07
1	Polyethylene	0.83	1.83	3.27
2	Polypropylene	0.34	0.88	1.79
3	Polyvinyl chloride	0.49	0.87	1.29
4	Polyethylene terephthalate	0.03	0.14	0.29

Source: National Plastic Waste Management Task Force Projection (1997).