Both AS and FES together consume 2,760 Kl of paint per annum, generating 747 Kl of sludge in the process. Here an opportunity was realized to recycle this hazardous waste (Paint sludge), potentially generating 240 - 250 Kl and 480 - 500 Kl of usable primer for the AS and FES sectors respectively. As a result the sludge was reprocessed as per M&M specifications, converted to paint primer, sent for trials and dispatched for horizontal deployment at AS/FES for use in various products.
Auto Sector, Nashik
AS, Nashik has adopted 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) waste Management concept, which included initiatives like reduction in ETP sludge by 40%, recycling waste thinner, reducing steel waste by optimizing blank size, use of light knitted hand gloves, reduction in contaminated waste by segregation at the generation end, dispatching non hazardous waste to recyclers and hazardous waste to approved source and by adopting a policy for disposal of "e-waste".
Tech Mahindra
Various initiatives at Tech Mahindra were undertaken towards waste management that involve collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. Below is a list of some of the initiatives:
TechM has signed a pan India agreement with Government certified organization for disposal of electronic waste and also signed a MoU with hardware vendors for the buy back of printer cartridges and other computer spare parts.
A Sewage Treatment plant is in operation at TechM Hinjewadi campus that recycles 460 cubic meter of water every day which is then used for landscaping.
In the reporting year, 4,237 liters of waste oil was sold to a government-approved vendor for disposal.
Furthermore, Tech Mahindra also initiated various awareness drives encouraging the employees to reduce waste.
Mahindra Castings
2 phase deployment of innovative idea towards reduction and reuse of slurry during settling process, wherein the slurry waste reduced from 8 tonnes/month to 6 tonnes/month, and further descending to 0.5 tonnes/month in the 2nd phase.
