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Waste ManageMent

What are the potential prosthetics making etc, and reduce
applications of Gobcrete? Features of Gobcrete this as much as possible. Over the
last two years, we have helped six
These include bricks and blocks, • Environment friendly and movie sets be eco-friendly, with
premix, precast products, industrial 100% recyclable many more in the pipeline in the
flooring, retaining walls, paving, • Carbon-negative coming year.
sidewalks, driveways and parking manufacturing process
lots, countertops and decorative • Strong and durable Tell us about your flower
panels. We are also exploring • Reduces mortar consumption waste-to-bricks project.
other applications like 3D-printed
homes, which are the future of the • Energy-efficient Flower waste from religious
construction industry. • Fire-retardant and pest- places usually enters water bodies.
While the raw materials resistant At the most, it is recycled into
will remain the same for each • Accurate dimensions and agarbattis.
application, their ratios may differ. perfect surface for plastering We are setting up a small centre
• Natural thermal insulation to collect flower waste from
What are your plans for and suitable for all weathers Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple,
this innovation? and use it to make puja thalis, small
decor products, eco-pilgrimage
A patent application has been filed products and most importantly,
with the US Patent and Trademark We have collaborated with bricks. Pilgrims can bring their
Office (USPTO) for this innovative various big production houses to flower waste to the centre, and take
prototype material and process. help reduce their carbon footprint, back a brick for constructing a new
We are currently in the process of by advising them on how to make home, or donate it to the temple
commercialising the material, and their sets, and the filming process, itself to build a community centre
are looking for funding for further carbon-negative. When a movie set in the future. One day, maybe an
research and development, as well is broken down, valuable items may entire temple can be constructed
as investments to set up a large-scale be auctioned off or reused in the
manufacturing facility. next production, but Plaster of Paris
There are coal mines everywhere – which constitutes the bulk of any
in the world and they all face the set – tends to be dumped. We have Properties of Gobcrete
same issue. We believe our process helped productions recycle this, as
and product has potential across the well as plastic waste, packaging • Compressive strength:
400-1,200 kg/cm
2
globe. waste and other kinds of waste. • Grade strength: M40-M45
We also help them calculate their
Tell us about your efforts carbon emissions from various • Water Absorption: 10-15%
to make movie-making sources like flights to and from • Density: 450-800 kg/m 3
sustainable. the location, diesel generators, CIJ

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