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The Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (Cipet), a premier institute focusing on plastic technology, plans to establish five circular economy centres or plastic waste management centres in five localities as pilots. Four of these centres will be coming up in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka while the location of the fifth centre is yet to be confirmed. The extended producer responsibility (EPR) on plastic waste is at an early stage and Cipet was holding talks with industries to bring viable and sustainable solutions. More focus was now being given to research and development of biopolymers and biodegradable polymers and new packaging materials.