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CIS 2024 — CONFERENCE REPORT

Reducing to Recycling:

Sustaining Solutions for

Laundry

LaundrexNet2024 was a highly interactive session featuring experts
from the government sector, operators, and manufacturers. It drew
participants from a diverse cross-section of industries, including
launderers, railways, hospitality, healthcare, consultants, and startups

— some of whom travelled from far as Nagaland to attend.

he session began with such as effluent discharge, Once the location is decided, an
an opening address by hazardous waste management, approved plan must be obtained
Shankar Waghmare, and air pollution control. He from a competent authority,
Joint Director of emphasized the importance of water followed by securing a license from
Tthe Maharashtra management, including its use for the state pollution control board.
Pollution Control Board (MPCB), steam generation and recycling. This includes the installation of
who focused on industry-related pollution control equipment. After
issues and their environmental “The most important step before inspection, consent is granted,
impact. Waghmare also addressed establishing a laundry is to review with fees based on the capital
audience questions and detailed the the development plan from the
MPCB’s initiatives in Maharashtra relevant government authority and investment (land, building, plant,
from a government perspective. adhere to its rules and regulations. and machinery).”
The panel included experts such
as Brijesh Gupta (Excellence
Manager, Operation Support &
Processes, Asia-Lindstrom), Zehen
Arora (Director of Sales, Stefab
India), Ajit Patil (SRO, MPCB),
B Srinivasa Rao (CEO, Klen
Laundroworks), and Arun Maurya
(Head of Engineering & Laundry,
Rossari Professional).
Waghmare outlined the legal
requirements and regulatory
mechanisms for setting up a Shri Shankar Waghmare, Joint Director, Brijesh Gupta, Operational Excellence Manager,
laundry facility, covering aspects MPCB, Mumbai Processes, Operations Support-Asia, Lindström

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