Refuse glass bottles of laboratories can now be used in construction works under a recycling process designed by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here as part of its Swachhata initiative.
Under the new waste management initiative, the CMFRI has set up a glass crushing unit that will pulverise them into sand-like shreds which could be used for construction works, the institute said in a release Wednesday.
The unit, designed by Anoop Agustin of the Maintenance and Estate Cell of the CMFRI, was part of the Swachhata programme of the institute, it said.
A one litre glass bottle could be crushed into granules within two seconds at the unit. Besides laboratory glass bottles, all refuse glass materials, including tube lights, could be recycled using the facility.
CMFRI Director A Gopalakrishnan, who inaugurated the the glass crushing unit, said laboratories could be kept environment-friendly through the proper management of recycling the glass bottles after the use.
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