How an Ashoka Young Changemaker and team used plastic waste tar for road maintenance

This article originally appeared in The Indian Express

At 17, this aspiring chemical engineer decided to apply his knowledge of chemistry to reduce plastic waste. In his chemistry class, he learned about polymers and how it can be converted into various useful products—one of them being a form of tar that can be used for road maintenance.

So Ronith Lahoti, (Class XII student, Indus International School along with his young teammates Roniet Shende, Riyaan Loddha (from Mahindra International School) and Arrsh Muttha mobilised funds of nearly Rs 1.6 lakh and collaborated with the management team at Matoshree Vrudh Ashram to restore a small stretch leading to the old age home at Karve Nagar...