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Solid Waste

The textile supply chain involves
multiple raw materials producing highly
diversified and differentiated products,
thus generating tons of solid waste
throughout the production process.
The variety of solid waste generated
by the textile sector may range from
recyclables & re-usables to hazardous
waste. With growing attention to
environmental responsibility towards
solid waste management, the textile
and apparel industry has increased
efforts to reduce disposal of post-
production textile waste in landfills. cartons, etc., are collected from the Our Initiatives:
Simultaneously, finding alternative operational & support departments
methods for disposal of post- and stored in Waste Store before Coal Ash Brick Plant:
consumer textile waste is gaining being disposed-off to recyclers. The
greater importance. objective is to minimize waste from all We have taken the initiative of making
Interloop manufacturing facilities and bricks from Coal Ash; a waste
Implementation of 3R apply sustainable waste management produced in the coal boiler during
and disposal methods through the
steam generation. Rather than just
in Waste Management waste management hierarchy of dumping the ash that destroys water
“Avoid, Reduce, Recycle, Recover, quality and land fertility, we will treat it
During processing at Interloop Treat and Dispose”. to produce bricks via an eco-friendly
manufacturing facilities, an assortment method involving no burning of fossil
of waste streams and waste products At Interloop, we are quite concerned fuel and using sunlight for brick curing
are generated. Interloop has an about lean production. Currently, more process. This Brick plant has the
extensive waste management program than 90% waste (including production capacity of producing 4,000 bricks per
underway. The hazardous wastes are and non-production waste) is being day. Currently, the plant is in testing
safely handled and stored, and are recycled and reused in multiple phase where sample of bricks are
sent either for recycling or incineration. ways by various waste management being produced with around 3 weeks
The non-hazardous waste which vendors. Due to its harmful nature, of curing time and strength equal or
includes leftover socks, polythene hazardous waste is sent to the greater than conventional red brick.
bags, cardboard, paper cones, incinerator for safe disposal.

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