Gujarat gets greener as hazardous waste use in cement kilns up 35 times in 5 years
Source: The Hindu Business Line, Date: , 2014
In an example of how Gujarat has emerged as a front runner
in taking green measures to ensure cleaner environment, the State has achieved
fresh heights in utilisation of hazardous waste as resource by the cement
industry. As per the latest data from the state regulator, the Gujarat
Pollution Control Board (GPCB), utilisation of hazardous waste as alternative
fuel and raw material (AFR) in cement kilns has witnessed mammoth jump of 35
times since 2009-10 from 15,693 tonnes per annum (TPA) to 5,43,569 TPA in
2013-14.Interestingly, during the past one year alone, the quantum of waste
utilised by cement plants jumped 185 per cent from 1,90,707 TPA in 2012-13.