Sustainablity Report 2004 - Environmental Performance

Towards Zero
Solid Waste

Towards Zero Solid Waste
ITC imparted further momentum to its waste reduction efforts with improvements in recycling. End users are being identified for every kind of solid waste, thereby progressing towards Zero solid waste discharge from all Units.

Bhadrachalam – A Unique Environmental Initiative
ITC’s Bhadrachalam factory has set up a ‘Zero Waste Centre’ in its colony, comprising residential units, guest houses, club, staff canteen and bachelors’ hostel. Waste is collected and segregated. Plastic, paper and inorganic wastes are recycled. Wet and organic wastes are used as compost. The centre has been able to generate revenue from waste to cover its operational expenses.

ITC’s Businesses generated 208283 tonnes of solid waste in 2003-04, a reduction of 7% over the previous year.

ITC’s Businesses recycled 110,944 tonnes of solid wastes in 2003–04, which represented a 6.6% increase over the amount of solid waste recycled in the previous year. Flyash and sludge from the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) constitute a significant part of the remaining waste. ITC aims to recycle significant volumes of these in the coming years.

Individual ITC businesses have made significant achievements in this journey towards ‘Zero Solid Waste’. ITC’s Cigarettes Business recycles over 94% of its solid wastes. Three ITC Cigarette Units already recycle over 99% of their solid wastes. ITC’s Leaf Processing Plants recycle over 98.4% of the wastes they generate.

Image of graph displaying breakdown of solid waste generation by ITC business

Image of graph displaying recycling in 2003-04

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

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