United Plastic Industries

We are tucked away in the Laxmi Industrial Estate over in Bhayander East. Our unit is 4/3 in the Rajawadi section. It’s a bit of a walk from the main station, but it’s a decent area for what we do. United Plastic Industries has been here since the estate was much quieter than it is now. Now, there are trucks and tempos everywhere blocking the narrow lanes. The smell of plastic is something you just get used to after a week of working here. We have a few old machines that have been with us from the very start. They aren't the newest models, but they do the job just fine. My cousin helps me with the accounts in the afternoon, and we have a few guys who handle the heavy lifting of the raw materials. It’s a lot of manual work and sweating. We don’t have a fancy office with air conditioning or anything like that. Usually, we just leave the big shutters open to get a breeze going through the unit. Sometimes the power goes out in the heat of the afternoon, so we just sit outside on the stools and wait for it to come back. We don't really have a big plan for the future. We just try to get the orders done by the weekend so we can rest. It’s an honest living. If you come by, you’ll probably see us sorting through crates or checking the temperature on the molds.