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SOP needs to be prepared and or alternative energy sources. solid waste. We are also looking
demonstrated jointly to the CPCB Industry is committing to power at technology to help achieve
and SPCB. Currently, about 60- purchase agreements with water and carbon neutrality.
70% of the total waste generated the hope that innovation and
is utilized in the cement industry. technology will help draw energy How to reduce water
from hydrogen or any alternate usage?
What is your take on a source to achieve the target.
Forty per cent of water
sustainable production Statutory permissions are consumption happens at the
facility, net-zero-carbon required by a third party for cooling tower alone. We found a
waste reuse or recycling. If
emissions and waste another industry wants to use technology, SCALE-BAN, where
reduction? our waste as its raw material you can sample water up to two
and both companies are in litres ppm TTD, thereby reducing
Reducing water usage, carbon agreement, SPCB requires that water consumption in the cooling
emissions, and waste are required Rule 9, backed by SOPs, must tower and recycling water up to
in order to make an industrial be adhered to. However, very 2,50,000 TDS.
manufacturing plant sustainable. few SOPs have been approved Similarly, with operational
All three require different because demonstrating SOPs excellence you can reduce energy
strategies. physically in the presence of consumption and thereby carbon
Net zero is centred on carbon multiple entities like CPCB emission. The Green Power
emission and industries are of ECI and SPCB of ELL Purchase agreement can also
currently struggling to achieve and industry is difficult and be met by using solar and other
this. The main issue is cost expensive. Industrial associations renewable energy resources.
economics as all fossil fuels have are trying to find ways to work This contributes to lesser carbon
to be replaced with renewable on the recycling and reuse of emissions.

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