The document discusses Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay's invention for recycling non-recyclable laminated packaging waste.
1) The invention is a process for de-laminating laminated packaging waste to recover different materials like plastic, metal and paper. It was initially a manual process but has now been mechanized.
2) The mechanized process has been proven through prototypes and reduces costs while processing higher volumes of waste. Patents have been granted in several countries.
3) Implementing the recycling process across India is estimated to generate over $267 million USD annually in economic gains through materials recovery and avoided pollution costs.