Cement Energy and Environment

23. Dr. Sengupta shared the environmental regulations and management aspects of SPL. He informed that SPL is subjected to close regu latory control including the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. He also sha red Corporate Responsi bility on Environmental Protection (CREP) recommendations for SPL management and international experience on co– processing of SPL as fuel in cement kiln . He informed the participants that the liP had supported the constitution of a Forum of Regulatory under the Chairmanship of Member Secretary, Gujarat State Pollution Control Board, to promote the use of AFR in cement industry. The Forum of Regulators came out with a series of five white papers on regulatory reforms that can promote cement co– processing and recommended the use of SPL in cement plant as partial fuel. Based upon recommendation of Forum of Regulators and Task Force of CPCB on co-processing, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued draft Standards for co-processing of waste in cement plant. Dr. Sengupta also shared the details of consideration/ permission granted to two industries of Od isha for conducting trail run under the close supervision of CPCB and SPCB for manufacturing of industria l carbon fuel and fuel grade carbon from SPL. Dr. Sengupta informed the participants that Aluminium industry can approach MoEFCC to seek amendment in the Environmental Clearance given by MoEFCC under Environment Impact Assessment {EIA), 2006, to allow co– processing of SPL in cement kiln subject to kiln emission being within the notified standards for co– processing. Cement plants can also take permission under Rule 11 of the Hazardous Waste Management Rules for utilization of energy of SPL by co-processing in cement plant Dr. B Sengupta, Former Member Secretary, CPCB, delivering his address and with this permission get amendment in the Consent to Operate (CTO) order given by SPCB. 24. Mr. R. K. Gupta, Joint Director, CPCB, shared the Regulatory provisions of CPCB for promoting co-processing of wastes in cement kiln. He informed that in 2013-14, about 99,500 tonnes of waste was co-processed in cement plants, resulting in savings of 79,560 tonnes of coal and 191 ,000 tonnes of C02emissions. Mr. Gupta suggested that Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) operators should come forward to provide facility to blend different kind of combustible haza rdous waste to produce the homogeneous combustible waste with consistent quality commitment for use as fuel in Cement Kiln. Mr. Gupta assured the participants that CPCB will extend its support in facilitating the use of detoxified SPL and other wastes in cement kilns, as permitted under the prevailing Regulations. ~OUHOfAIU ON "'UIC M t•lNf , Ot ~IHtU IN C~MtHI' CO ,~OCit .. -·· MHOWLlDOI IIJICHAHOI ,LA,OIIM - Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti delivering his Concluding Remarks 25. Mr. Chakarvarti in his concluding remarks said that a beginning has been made in bringing both sectors, technology supplier, research organizations, regulators and experts together on a common platform to discuss the issues, challenges, availability of technical solutions, associated cost and regulatory measures to facilitate the use of SPL in Cement Kilns. He however mentioned that, this was just the beginning and there is a need for all the stakeholders to make concerted efforts to work together and come out with solutions to the barriers currently facing the productive use of SPL despite enormous potential. He suggested that as proposed by Mr. S. K. Wali, KEP will facilitate the constitution of a Task Force to work together and come out with an Action Plan for addressing the technical, financial and regu latory cha llenges clearly delineating the roles and responsibilities of different actors and 64 \...