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STRATEGIES FOR BETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ESTATES

Abstract

Industrial estates are primarily designed to improve production efficiency through the clustering of manufacturing industries and services but most of them are posing a danger to the environment. If environmental concerns are integrated into estate development at all stages, cumulative damaging effects can be avoided. Estates with sound environmental management systems including energy efficiency measures, resource conservation, waste minimization, cleaner production and information centers, and preparedness for accidents prevention can be developed in India also. The industrial district of Kalundborg in Denmark is a novel example of this type of industrial symbiosis. For 15 years, industries on the site are exchanging by-products such as surplus energy, waste heat and other materials. This paper attempts to highlight the latest developments in utilizing industrial wastes of an industry as an industrial inventory for another industry. This paper also highlights the potential of establishment of such industrial symbiosis in Indian manufacturing.

A.G. MATANI

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