MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511059531 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on June 21, for 'rebag - a smart recycling and 3d printing system for plastic and paper waste.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Nidhika Chauhan; Mannat Sharma; Saihajpreet Kaur; Chirag Verma; Ishant Chadda; and Keshav Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a fully integrated and automated device named "Rebag" designed for domestic and small-scale institutional recycling of plastic and paper waste into functional or decorative 3D-printed obje...