Now you can safely burn plastic

Chennai: With pollution levels soaring across the globe and plastic being one of the major contributors, S.D. Joseph, a resident of Kottivakkam has developed a closed incinerator at home by using a metallic cylinder with air tight doors and he claims that it can burn any non-biodegradable waste without letting out the gas into the environment.

“When plastic waste is burnt, it emanates poisonous gases for days together. People who invented ways to produce plastic failed to find a way to dispose of them. My invention does that! It burns non-biodegradable waste without causing harm to the environment,” he said.

The thought of a closed incinerator occurred to Joseph when it struck him that if used fuels in atomic power plants are disposed safely, same thing can be done to non- biodegradable waste.

When asked how the idea can be implemented for burning waste on a large scale, he replied, “A square chamber of about five feet can be built with refractory bricks and fire clay. Two heat resistant leak proof doors must be provided, one at the side and other at the top.

Lastly, a half-inch pipe for oxygen inlet at the bottom must be fitted. Initial ignition can be provided with coconut shells or electric heater. Then the non-biodegradable waste is put in and oxygen is allowed inside the room.”

He said the plastic will reduce to ashes within minutes and in turn the ash can be used for making hollow blocks. Joseph also claims that anybody can handle the machine with a few hours of training and practice.