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REDUCING EMISSIONS


 AND WASTES




 Emission Reduction
 Initiatives


 Heat Recovery System
 at Filament Yarn Dyeing
 Facility

 Interloop has a state of the art
 Filament Yarn Dye House equipped
 with the latest & highly specialized
 machinery. The Heat Recovery System
 provides the added advantage of
 economizing its operations to a
 significant extent. High-temperature
 waste liquor passes through heat
 exchanger to raise the temperature of   Effluent and Waste
 fresh water. Heated water is used in
 subsequent dyeing processes with no   Red����on �� G�� Emi����n  A well-defined environmental policy   for 100% compliance of ZDHC   for wastes where all collected wastes
 fuel input, which reduces 140 tons of   (Mt)  for handling and discharge of effluents   foundational level by FY 2021 is also   are temporarily stored and placed
 CO e emissions per annum.  20,000  and solid wastes (hazardous as well   in place. The section heads and   before discharge or sale or treatment.
 2             as non-hazardous) guides out waste   area incharges at each plant are   A dedicated workforce is deputed
 16,181        management activities. Interloop is   responsible for careful segregation   for waste collection, handling, and
 15,226
 Waste Heat Recovery   15,000  committed to work out the options   of waste, which is collected by waste   discharge.
 System (WHRS)  for zero discharge of effluents   stores through defined safe handling
 10,000  8,687  9,090  and minimization of solid wastes   and disposal procedures to ensure   Wastewater
 We are harnessing free steam from   (hazardous and non-hazardous)   compliance as per policy. Centralized
 Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) Boilers.   5,000  from operations. Moreover, target   storage facilities are established and   Water used in textile production
 FY 2017  FY 2018  FY 2019  F� 2020
                                                 operational at all manufacturing plants   becomes polluted due to chemicals
 •   The technology of Bi-                                                         used in the process. Therefore, it
 Generation system along                                                           needs to be treated by reducing the
 with electricity produces   Was�� ���er                                           pollutants to an acceptable range as
 around 21% of the total steam   3                                                 per applicable local laws and ZDHC
 generation with significant   (m )                                                foundational limits. Interloop has
 reduction in GHG emissions.   3,000,000  2,884,143                                biological effluent treatment plants at
 WHRS has reduced 9,287 tons   2,250,000  2,203,464                                all manufacturing facilities, treating
 of CO e in 2020 against 5,530
 2                                                    1,772,530     1,630,203      effluent 24/7/365. The treated water
 tons of CO e in 2019.  1,500,000
 2                                                                                 is discharged to industrial drains.
                                                                                   The quantity of water discharged
                 750,000
 Preference to R-407 &                                                             is measured through flow meters
                    0                                                              installed at all effluent treatment
 R-410 Refrigerant         FY 2017       FY 2018       FY 2019       F� 2020
                                                                                   plants.
 Keeping Interloop aligned with
 international standards, we prefer
 to use R-407 & R-410 refrigerants,           Unit            FY 2020        FY 2019       FY 2018       FY 2017
 gradually eliminating the usage of
 R-12 & R-22 refrigerants, which have   Wastewater*  m 3     1,630,203     1,772,530      2,203,464     2,884,143
 been banned globally due to their   *Values for hosiery and yarn dying business
 harmful impacts on the environment.


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