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Commitments of TIAL It also comprises five stages
– Identification, Storage,
Operational Net Zero: 2029 Segregation, Recycling and
Carbon Neutrality: 2025 Disposal. All the waste generated ZERO WASTE IS OUR GOAL.
ACA Level 4+ accreditation: 2025 from airport operations is being OUR AIM IS TO GENERATE
collected, segregated at source
Zero Waste to Landfill into hazardous and non-hazardous LESS WASTE AND STRIVE
Certification: 2024 categories, stored and disposed TO REUSE AND RECYCLE
of by adhering to applicable MATERIALS FOR THE
Environment regulatory requirements. SAME PURPOSE OR FOR
management The process to achieve an SECONDARY USE.
The Airport is certified for efficient sustainable waste
Integrated Management System management is guided by four that materials are processed in
Certification. (ISO 9000:2015, major goals under the Zero Waste the most environmentally sound
ISO 14000 :2015, ISO 45001 Initiative which follows 5R manner.
:2018) Principles.
The operations and activities of
It is also certified for Energy • Zero Waste to Landfill both the international and domestic
Management System (ISO • Zero Incineration terminals generate around 350 kg
50001:2018) Certification. • Zero Unauthorized Disposal organic waste every day. To manage
Regular Environment Monitoring • Zero Effluent Discharge this waste in a sustainable way,
is being carried out at site and We ensure that food and an organic waste-biogas power
all the parameters are within the organic waste is converted into generating unit for treating 500 kg/
standard norms. TIA is effectively biogas which is then converted day has been set up based on the
implementing an Environment to electrical energy and used for CSIR-NIIST technology.
Management Plan across the operations. In fact, our airport
site and is regularly carrying has completely converted organic
out environment monitoring wastes to biogas. The airport
with respect to air, noise, water, complies with all
wastewater and soil. Reports applicable EHS
are being submitted to all the requirements
regulatory authorities, as a part to ensure
of the Six-Monthly Compliance
report.

Solid Waste
Management
The Airport waste
management is based on
the cradle-to- cradle
concept wherein the
focus is on Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle,
Reprocess,
Recover, and
upcycle the
waste back
into the
system.

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