Geocycle: A lesson in waste management from the cement industry

Geocycle India, the in-house waste management arm of Ambuja Cements and ACC, collects and processes the waste generated at the cement kilns without sending it to landfills. It has also started an initiative to collect plastic waste from water bodies through a low-caste technology called bubble barrier. “Geocycle’s co-processing infrastructure guarantees environmentally friendly final management of the collected waste — co-processing in cement kilns recovers energy and recycles material value in waste, leaving no residues. This brings circular economy to life,” says Neeraj Akhoury of Ambuja Cements.