According to estimates, in Europe plastic wastes represent 15–
25% of municipal waste. The amount of plastic materials in Europe
was 30 MT during 2000 and it will reach 35 MT by 2010 [8]. In USA
the amount of plastic waste was 24.8 MT in 2000 and 29.7 MT in
2006. The amount of plastic consumed as a percentage of total
waste has increased from less than 1% in 1960 to 11.7% in 2006
(Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report 2000 and 2006). In
Japan, 15 MT of plastics are produced annually and 10 MT of
plastics are discarded [9]. Similarly in India the amount of plastic
waste during 2000/2001 was 2.38 MT and is estimated to rise to
more than 8 MT by 2010 and 20 MT by 2030 [3]