Tejveer Singh inaugurates 3rd Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling

The 3rd Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS), along with an International Exhibition started today at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The four days event GCPRS recognised as India’s premier platform dedicated to plastic recycling and sustainability was inaugurated by Tejveer Singh, Secretary of Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Addressing the inaugural function of 3rd GCPRS, the DCPC Secretary stressed upon concerted and aligned efforts to tackle the global problem of Plastic Waste.

Secretary of Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Sh. Singh underlined that the people across the world are working on solutions of Plastic waste in fragmented manner but it is the need of hour that we must align with global frameworks such as the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

He said the UN treaty on Plastics aims to create unified, binding approaches to production, usage, and waste management.

Mr. Singh also leveraged that we must also learn from global best practices and try to incorporate good technological practices for plastic waste management.

Stressing upon great importance of circular economy and environment friendly practices in Plastic Industry, Tejveer Singh said plastics and plastic recycling are an integral part of the economy and it should be a modern, technology-driven, high-value industry – not treated as dirty industry.

Commending the industry people for their steps towards bio-degradable plastic packaging Sh. Singh called upon Plastic Industries and their R&D arms to find enduring solutions for genuine concerns of plastic littering, especially smaller packagings which are not easy to pick and recycle.(UPDATED ON 2ND JULY 2026)