
The jacket made from recycled plastic bottles that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore to the Parliament today will be available in major cities within three months, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman SM Vaidya said.
Earlier this week, PM Modi launched uniforms made from recycled plastic at the ongoing India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru. Titled 'Unbottled', the initiative by IOCL aims to recycle 10 crore discarded bottles annually to make eco-friendly uniforms for its on ground teams & non-combat uniforms for our armed forces.
Emphasising that the jacket will not be limited to just to oil marketing companies or army personnels, the IOCL chairman said that the people would be able to buy the recycled product on the retail outlets of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL in the next three months.
Vaidya said that PM wearing such jacket will raise recycling to a new level.
"We had started the uniform made by used plastic bottle to spread this initiative. OMCs have total 70,000 outlets in India. We want to spread the message of recycling to every household. PM took this initiative to the next level," Vaidya added.
During the energy week event launch, PM Modi had linked India's effort for Green Growth, and Energy Transition with Indian values of where the circular economy is part of every Indian's lifestyle and Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are part of the culture.
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