Industrial Waste Management and Greener Strategies for Sustainability

This report, prepared by a student, delves into the critical topic of industrial waste management, focusing on strategies to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainability. It begins with an introduction outlining the importance of responsible waste management and the challenges posed by industrial byproducts. The discussion section analyzes the sources of industrial waste, emphasizing the need for effective management and reduction techniques. The core of the report explores greener strategies, including resource-efficient production, cleaner production methods, chemical leasing, carbon trading, waste segregation, landfill utilization, recycling initiatives, and composting procedures. The report also highlights the integration of waste management firms into the waste management cycle. Recommendations are provided, including the development of a national framework for industrial waste management, regular monitoring, and the promotion of innovative technologies. A project plan is also outlined to ensure the efficient implementation of these strategies, with a focus on waste segregation, recycling, and reduction. The report concludes by emphasizing the necessity of proactive waste management for a sustainable future and recommends practical steps for effective implementation.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Discussion..................................................................................................................................5
Greener Strategy.........................................................................................................................6
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production:......................................................................6
Implementing Cleaner Production.....................................................................................7
Chemical leasing and Carbon trading................................................................................7
Segregation of wastes:........................................................................................................7
Utilisation of landfills........................................................................................................8
Recycling initiatives...........................................................................................................8
Composting procedures:.....................................................................................................8
Integration of Waste management firms into the waste management cycle:.....................8
Conclusions................................................................................................................................9
Recommendations......................................................................................................................9
Project plan...............................................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The most important aspect when it comes to managing resources for reducing the
impact on the environment, includes implementation of policies and framing strategies that
can deliver the desired output. The adequate management of the wastes is extremely
necessary for reducing the impact on the environment and to ensure more responsible and
sustainable management of industrial wastes that are generated regularly on a huge quantity.
The key to sustainable development for the future is the adequate waste management that
majorly includes industrial wastes. Industrial wastes is one of the major concerns owing to its
increasing quantity, their harmful nature and the amount of impact across ecological biomes
is immense and it is very important for the policy makers to realise the environmental impact
of the industrial wastes and thereby frame adequate policies that would be implemented for
proper management of industrial wastes. One of the major issues that affects responsible
management of wastes include the responsible management of sustainable supply chain
networks and also the implementation of policies that check waste management and ensures
waste reduction form industries (Berchicci, Mitchell, and Dutt, 2016).
This paper will discuss about the reduction and management of industrial wastes to
reduce the impact of the environment and thereby formulate a project plan based on the
findings and the recommendations of the research. The paper will discuss the issues that
create a challenge for the wastes that are generated by the industries and will also discuss
about the strategies that can be implemented to reduce the amount of industrial wastes that
are generated from various industries. The industrial wastes can vary in their nature ranging
from highly toxic to nontoxic and biodegradable (UN Environment 2019). The nature of
management of the wastes would require understanding the nature of the wastes, the way

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they should be managed and the ways to reduce the generation of waste through recycling
procedures and waste reduction techniques.
Discussion
When we talk of industrial wastes, it is referred to the unwanted by-product that is
generated due to the process of manufacturing or due to any industrial processes. All
industrial processes ranging from mining to construction, from manufacturing to reprocessing
all generate a certain amount of waste. A major section of this waste ends up in the dump
sites and untreated environment. This creates an impact in the environment that is irreversible
and highly detrimental for the environment. It is therefore immensely important to determine
the pathways through which these wastes are generated, the ecological footprint that they
have and the processes that can be implemented to convert these wastes to form that is
environmentally less harmful and easy to manage. With the growing age of technical
innovation Waste management has also reached new level of innovation. Wastes can now be
better managed and reduced at their time of generation and it is immensely necessary to deal
with industrial waste in order to curb the growing rate of waste that is being generated
through the development of newer industries every day (Xu et al., 2017). For example it is
immensely important to find out ways to dispense the huge amount of electronic wastes that
are generated every single day (Takiguchi, 2016).
The varying nature of industrial wastes make sit all the more difficult to manage and
control. For example the waste generated form a chemical industries will be toxic in nature
and would require proper management. The wastes generated from the packaging industry
will be both degradable and non-degradable in nature (Xu et al., 2017). The wastes generated
from the medical facilities are toxic and highly detrimental for the environment and adequate
disposal and management systems should be adopted. The heavy industries along with the

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petroleum industry are huge contributors of toxic and non-degradable wastes and also require
responsible management strategies for the reducing the impact they have on the environment.
With the growing impact of climate change on the environment is immensely important to
understand and adopt a sustainable policy coupled with adequate strategies to make the
implementation of the policies effective. The impact of hazardous and toxic wastes require
the development of the issues that do not depend on the development of the
Greener Strategy
The management of wastes requires a strong strategy that has to be adopted to
develop a practical framework which would be successful in delivering the desired results.
The United Nations Industrial Development have laid down various guidelines that are aimed
at promoting greener industries through a set of strategies including responsible management
of wastes. While understanding how greener strategies are to be implemented it has to be
understood that the strategies should be developed in manner so that they are more
approachable, economically feasible and easily implemented. The UNIDO refers to various
attributes through which greening of industries can be done and defines it as a method for
attaining sustainable economic growth by promoting sustainable economies (Management of
Recycling Chains | UNIDO, 2019). It involves framing of policy, improvisation of industrial
production processes and resource efficient production procedures (Cardozo et al., 2017).
The strategies that are designed and planned for global acceptance include several
strategies mentioned as follows:
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production:
Commonly Known as RECP are managing materials, managing energy requirements
and managing waste and emissions from the industries. RECP is one of the frameworks that
can be implemented to achieve management of issues that addresses waste management and

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reduction, optimum use of natural resources and promote safer and responsible production
processes (Xu et al., 2017).
Implementing Cleaner Production
Cleaner production or CP is one of the major strategies that should be promoted to
initiate the greener industries and proper management of industrial wastes. The emphasis
should be based on cleaner production procedures and a regular monitoring of the procedures
to keep track of the waste that is generated and the way it is managed. Production efficiency,
Environmental Management, and Human development should also be included within the
framework to manage industrial wastes.
Chemical leasing and Carbon trading
The newer methods of more responsible and sustainable methods of managing
industrial wastes should be implemented. The concept of chemical leasing and carbon trading
are better ways to manage the wastes that are being generated and have the potential to bring
down the impact of wastes on the environment. The process of chemical leasing and carbon
trading include innovative ideas to reduce the waste generation and emissions and in lieu of
that credits are offered which can be traded later on to meet the demands of the industry
without altering the environment (Moser et al., 2015).
Segregation of wastes:
Initiating segregation of the wastes is by far the most important strategies that is to be
implemented for managing industrial wastes. It through segregation that the waste can be
sorted and adequately arranged for recycling, reprocessing or degradation and thereby lessen
the environmental impact of the wastes. The segregation of the wastes should be done at the
facility to reduce the time and effort of shorting at a different location. This would also

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reduce the cost of waste management since the waste would be already sorted according to its
nature of processing that has to be followed (Tansel, 2017).
Utilisation of landfills
The use of landfills should be encouraged for decomposing degradable wastes that are
generated at the industries. The segregation of the wastes would provide the basic framework
for management of the wastes that can be decomposed naturally. The implementation of
utilising landfills would initiate safe practices within the industries and therefore allow for
better management of wastes there by promoting environmental sustainability.
Recycling initiatives
Recycling initiatives are one of the most potential strategies that can be implemented
in managing industrial wastes. The segregation of the wastes will generate potential recycling
materials which can either be reprocessed or can be used as a raw material for other industries
and thereby optimise resource utilisation and a holistic management of the wastes that are
being generated. The recycling initiatives also will also foster waste reduction and a more
comprehensive management of wastes.
Composting procedures:
Initiating composting of the industrial wastes have a high potential in generating
fertilisers and manures form the compostable wastes that are generated. The practice of
composting when introduced can bring a huge change in the nature of industrial waste
management, which otherwise can damage the environment ending up in the open dumping
sites.
Integration of Waste management firms into the waste management cycle:
With the introduction of waste management firms in the production and waste
management cycle would enhance the process of waste management and waste treatment.

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Once waste management firms are integrated in the process they can convert the waste into
potential resources which would encourage firms to manage their wastes more adequately
and therefore a complete operational framework would be initiated which would allow more
professional approach towards waste management and treatment, would generate revenue out
of the processes and thereby allow comprehensive, management, disposal and recycling of
the resources.
Conclusions
The management of industrial wastes is the way forward for a sustainable future. It is
however more important to understand that without proper waste management policies and
strategies, the global environmental targets will only be a far dream. The management of
industrial waste can bring down the impact on the environment thereby reducing the effect of
climate change. The adverse effect of industrial wastes is mostly impacting the ecological
cycle and is creating an adverse effect in the ecological balance which is evenly detrimental
for the humans and the planet on the long run. We have already lost a considerable amount of
habitat due to the impact of climate change and environmental pollution and industrial wastes
are one of the major reasons behind such impact. Thus the management of industrial wastes is
the need of the hour and initiatives and efforts should be taken to address the concern
regarding industrial wastes.
Recommendations
The recommendations that can be made from the above research include the strategies
that have been mentioned, the initiation of policies within the administration and establishing
a framework for the management of the industrial wastes. The recommendations can be
outlined in the following manner:

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 The development of a national framework integrated within the policies and strategies
to responsibly manage industrial wastes.
 The integration of waste management techniques within policies of the organisations
and reviewing them before any industry is set up.
 The regular monitoring of wastes that are being generated in the industries and
assessing their impact and management through regular check-ups.
 The assessment of the recycling of wastes to examine the economic potential of
recycling and environmental impact of the recycled material.
 The promotion of subsidies and offering of credit points for waste reduction and
waste management.
 The practical implementation of the innovative technologies should be encouraged for
reducing waste generation and waste management.
Project plan
In order to implement the greener strategies for management of industrial wastes we
would need to formulate a project plan that would achieve the set targets and to ensure
efficient implementation of the strategies. A project plan is aimed at outlining the time frame
through which we will delineate the time frame to implement the management of industrial
wastes and distinguish the various activities on the basis of the importance and the priority of
the activity.
The project plan will look into the following aspects of industrial waste management
and will broadly discuss about waste segregation, waste recycling, reduction initiatives, reuse
initiatives and recovery initiatives. These will be a time frame to achieve the best possible
results.
Waste Segregation:

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The waste segregation will be a continuous initiative in an industry, and therefore we
will discuss about the time frame of one complete cycle of production starting from the waste
that is being generated to their processing, collection and recycling or disposal. The framing
of this plan would therefore be implemented based on the disposal and recycle programs. On
waste managements.
Waste segregation will include the sorting of wastes that are being generated, and
would finish the sorting or segregation of the wastes within 10 days. Once the sorting is
concluded, the wastes would be segregated in different bins for different treatments. The bio
degradable wastes would be sent for decomposition in landfills, the recyclable wastes would
be separated according to their resourcefulness and the sent off for reuse and reprocessing.
The next plans would be following the generated through the next 10 days will look into
addressing the wastes that would be degradable in nature and the process of decomposing
these wastes would be initiated either within the facility or to a third party firm. The left
wastes that would be in the nature of non-biodegradable or hazardous wastes would be
adequately disposed after the processes of reduction, reuse, recycle and recovery. The gnat
chat below will describe in detail about the project plan.
Project Plan for Waste
management DURATIO
N (days)START
DATE
END
DATE
DESCRIPTIO
N
1/1/19 1/10/1
9
Reduction
Initiatives 9
1/11/1
9
1/20/1
9
Reuse
Initiatives 9
1/30/1
9
2/10/1
9
Recycle
initiatives 10
2/22/1
9 3/8/19 Recovery
initiative 16
Reduction
Initiatives
Recycle
initiatives
7/19 9/7 10/27 12/16 2/4 3/26 5/15

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