09. Waste management Independent assessment | evaluation | assurance by an external agency Reasonable assurance carried out by Deutsch Quality Systems (India) Private Limited. Waste disposed by nature of disposal method (in MT) Waste recovered through recycling, re-using or other recovery operations (in MT) Waste generated (in MT) 2024-25 2023-24 Plastic waste (A) 1,792.63 2,279.81* E-waste (B) 1.12 3.20* Bio-medical waste (C) 0.058 0.37 Construction and demolition waste (D) - - Battery waste (E) 8.39 288 numbers 3.38 171 numbers Radioactive waste (F) - - Other hazardous waste (G) 94,322.36 95,708.03* Other non-hazardous waste (H) 1,06,884.39 1,02,337.79* Total waste generated in MT 2,03,008.95 2,00,332.58* Waste intensity per rupee turnover (MT per million `) 4.00 4.60* Waste intensity per turnover adjusted for PPP (MT per million US$) 0.19 0.22* Waste intensity per physical output (MT per MT) 0.37 0.42* 2024-25 2023-24 (i) Recycled 1,86,082.93 1,85,062.93* (ii) Reused 63.63 169.44* (iii) Other recovery operations - - Total 1,86,146.56 1,85,232.37* 2024-25 2023-24 (i) Incineration 1,073.02 1,237.16* (ii) Landfilling 14,542.06 12,751.78* (iii) Other disposal operations 1,246.85 1,291.37* Total 16,861.93 15,280.31* * figures of previous year are regrouped wherever required Note: IMF purchasing power parity conversion factor considered is 20.66 * figures of previous year are regrouped wherever required * figures of previous year are regrouped wherever required Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 122
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