Most of the solid wastes generated from Steel Works are recycled/reused. Some of the waste like, sludges from BF gas cleaning plant and part of LD slag could not be recycled because of high alkali and high phosphorous content respectively. During the year 2003-2004, solid wastes utilization statistics including hazardous wastes are presented below in the table. Quantities of wastes utilized divided by the total solid waste generation gives the percentage utilization.

Hazardous wastes generated at Mines & Collieries are auctioned to registered recyclers and oily waste/sludge is land filled in secured landfills. The data on other wastes like scrap; glass, drums & barrels have not been captured and shall be reported in the subsequent reports.

18% of the solid wastes generated approximately 550000 tonnes (excluding hazardous wastes) during the reporting year was used for filling of low-lying area and peripheral road construction around Jamshedpur. About 200,000 tonnes of fly ash & bottom ash is generated in the Power Plants and it was dumped in Bara Dump Area. Packing wastes are segregated and auctioned. The details of hazardous wastes generation and utilization in Steel Works and bio-medical wastes for Jamshedpur are furnished below (details for other units will be furnished subsequent reports). Waste quantities are not weighed and reported based on average capacity of trucks/tankers/containers. The hazardous waste reported does not include all the parameters reported to State Pollution Control Board, as some of the wastes, which are recycled in the processes, have not been established as hazardous so far. Tata Steel has done characterization these wastes during the year 03-04 and only the following wastes have been found hazardous.