The organization through extensive R & D activities has identified various solid wastes that could be used as productive inputs. The company pursues the policy of three R’s -- Recycle, Reduce and Reuse -- that minimizes the risk of solid waste contamination. The main objective of the company is to transform solid waste into wealth in order to benefit from it.
The Parsada dump yard of JSPL stores solid waste on a temporary basis and then for further re-use, the solid waste is transported to the sinter plant.
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In order to generate bio-gas from cow dung, two bio-gas plants have been constructed. It is mainly used for cooking and other domestic purposes.
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 The Vermi-compost plant allows conversion of organic waste to manure by using earthworms. The resultant manure is used for the purpose of gardening.
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A modern and state-of-the-art health-care centre allows scientific collection of bio-medical waste and its effective disposal to an authorised recycler.
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Power is generated from coal rejects, fines, char, etc through fluidized combustion boilers. Waste heat of the sponge iron plant is being used in the boiler for power generation.
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Use of waste gas from the blast furnace as an alternative fuel in the reheating furnace, DRI and coal dryer.
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SMS slag is used for road making, while that from the blast furnace is used for making cement.
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All construction activities of the company are done through fly ash bricks.
As per the Fly Ash Notification Law, which came into effect from 1999, JSPL has attained Fly Ash Utilisation Status. Steps have already been taken to achieve a level of 100% utilization of the same. The ash is partly used for brick making, ash dyke rising, road and embankment construction, cement manufacturing and land filling.
A separate brick making plant has also been constructed to utilise the fly ash generated from the power plant. The plant capacity of 60,000 bricks on a daily basis has already been met.
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