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A '''Meerut scissors''' is any [[scissors]] made of recycled metal [[scrap]] by [[Small business|microlevel industrial units]] in [[Meerut]], [[India]]. The community has been making the product for more than three centuries.<ref name="HinduNews">[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/meerut-scissors-make-the-cut-for-gi-tag/article4292580.ece Meerut scissors make the cut for GI tag]</ref><br />
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==Recycling from waste==<br />
Meerut scissors are particularly used for garment making and other domestic uses. All parts of the scissors are pre-used in some other form.<ref name="HinduNews" /> For example, the blades are made from recycled [[carbon steel]] sourced from scrap metal, which may be salvaged from old railway [[rolling stock]], automobiles or other sources. The handles, made of metal alloys or plastics, are prepared from other wastes such as old [[Cutlery|utensils]]. The first such scissors were made by Asli Akhun around the year 1653.<ref name="HinduNews" /> Unlike most other scissors, Meerut scissors can be repaired and reused many times. An [[idiom]] popular around Meerut refers to the quality and re-usability of these instruments as a testimony: ''Dada le, potaa barpe'' ('bought by the grandfather, [still] used by the grandson').<ref name="HinduNews" /><br />
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==Geographic indication tag==<br />
In January 2013, the product was recognized to qualify for its own [[geographical indication]]. It was the 164th among a list of such specially tagged commodity items in India.<ref name="HinduNews" /><br />
Until now, these scissors were produced in a variety of sizes ranging from {{convert|6|-|14|in}}. They also had different price ranges, from {{currency|20|INR}} to ₹500. However, with the GI tags, the producers were encouraged to come up with standard sizes and price levels.<ref name="HinduNews" /><br />
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The industry is well established around Meerut, with 250 small-scale scissors-making units, employing 70,000 people directly and indirectly.<ref name="HinduNews" /> Manufacturing typically follows a gendered [[division of labour]], with men making the scissors and women performing tasks that require [[handicraft|handwork]] and packing the products. Even when the market is confined to domestic consumption, makers find it tough to meet the demand.<ref name="HinduNews" /><br />
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