Cigarette Waste Plastic Pellets Manufacturing Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a manufacturing unit for producing plastic pellets from cigarette waste (cellulose acetate filters). The process involves collecting, segregating, shredding, treating, and extruding cigarette waste into reusable pellets for industrial applications.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 9.58 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 1.5 |
| Working Capital | 5.1 |
| Total | 16.18 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 1.62 |
| Term Loan | 9.97 |
| Working Capital Loan | 4.59 |
| Total | 16.18 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment4
- Fiber Cleaning MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Removes waste separately from fibers
- Centrifugal DryerBuy on Amazon ↗
Removes excess water and moisture
- Shredder MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Shreds cellulose acetate into small pieces
- Pelletizing ExtruderBuy on Amazon ↗
Melts and pelletizes cleaned cellulose
Raw materials2
- Cigarette butts and biodegradable chemicalsBuy on Amazon ↗
Collected cigarette waste and treatment chemicals
- Polyethylene or polypropyleneBuy on Amazon ↗
Blending plastics for pellet compounding
Manufacturing process
- Raw material collection of cigarette waste from streets, offices, and other sources.
- Manual segregation of cigarette waste into ash, tobacco, paper, and cellulose acetate filters.
- Shredding of cellulose acetate filters using an industrial shredder.
- Treating the shredded cellulose using a biodegradable chemical composition for 24-36 hours.
- Drying the cleaned cellulose for further processing.
- Extrusion of the cleaned cellulose into molten form and pelletizing.
- Packaging the cellulose acetate pellets combined with other plastics for industrial use.
Market
Recycled plastic pellets have wide applications in decking, piping, buckets, plastic furniture, containers, shipping pallets, and plastic lumber.
From the project report
