Cement companies told to strictly comply with rules pertaining to usage of Refuse Derived Fuel

Swachha Andhra Company Chairman Ok. Pattabhiram and A.P. Air pollution Management Board Chairman P. Krishnaiah acknowledged in a gathering with senior executives of cement manufacturing companies on Thursday that Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) generated from dry waste should be utilized within the kilns for cement manufacturing. As per the Stable Waste Administration (SWM) Rules issued by the Ministry of Housing and City Affairs in 2018, its usage mustn’t fall beneath a minimal of 15%.

They emphasised that, in accordance to the SWM Rules, cement kilns ought to cut back the proportion of coal used and exchange it with RDF derived from municipal strong waste, making certain a minimal usage of 15% for cement manufacturing, and urged the companies to comply with these rules with out fail.

Mr. Pattabhiram stated it was estimated that round 7,000 tons of waste was generated day by day from 123 City Native Our bodies and that the amount could be a lot increased if waste from rural areas was additionally included. He confused that the waste needs to be processed day by day to eradicate the necessity for dumping yards. 

Cement companies inside a 400-kilometer radius of each municipality and company should take the stated rules significantly, he exhorted, whereas Mr. Krishnaiah stated {that a} joint technical committee could be fashioned for guiding and enabling the cement companies to comply with the rules. Swachha Andhra Company COO Dasaratha Ramireddy, APPCB Chief Engineer P. Prasad Rao, Joint CE Rajasekhar and others have been current.