Chennai, Feb. 4 -- Amazon India today announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Roorkee to develop innovative packaging materials from agricultural waste.
This project aims to create non-wood paper technology that diverts agricultural waste from burningwhile reducing pressure on virgin wood pulp.
These lightweight yet strong packaging materials offer recyclable and home-compostable alternativesto traditional wood pulp paper or plastic bags, a release from Amazon said.
The research will focus on converting crop residues such as wheat straw and bagasse into high-qualitypulp for paper mailers with performance comparable to conventional paper packaging.
This helps reduce stubble burning in India by turning agric...