Bengaluru Company's Breakthrough in Recycling Tough Plastics

A Bengaluru-based company, Steer World, has come up with an exciting new way to recycle plastics that were once impossible to melt, like the kind used in electrical wiring (crosslinked polyethylene, or XLPE). Announced on April 24, 2025, this game-changing technology could help keep more plastic out of landfills and oceans.

Some plastics, like XLPE, are built to last, with super-strong chemical bonds that laugh in the face of traditional recycling. But Steer World’s Omega Twin-Screw Extrusion Technology, with its clever Fractional Geometry trick, breaks those bonds apart. It turns XLPE scraps into reusable pellets, dubbed De-XLPE, which can be turned into new things like wire coatings. That means less new plastic and way less waste.

India churns out about 26,000 tonnes of plastic trash daily, and we’re already recycling 60% of it, way better than the global 20% average. Still, tricky plastics like XLPE often slip through the cracks and become pollution. Steer World’s tech steps up to solve this, backing India’s efforts to clean up its act and follow rules that make companies take responsibility for their plastic.

This breakthrough is huge for industries like electrical work, car manufacturing, and construction, where tough plastics are a must. It helps cut down on the environmental mess of making fresh plastic and fits perfectly with the push for a greener planet. Other companies, like Uflex, are also jumping in, creating eco-friendly packaging to ditch single-use plastics.

Steer World’s invention is like a ray of sunshine in the fight against plastic pollution. As India shows the world how to recycle better, this tech could spark a global shift, giving even the most stubborn plastics a second chance to do good instead of harm.