Waste

Waste management is carried out by educating employees across the organization by conducting various training. At the factory location, regular measurement and monitoring of waste generated is carried out.

At Galaxy Surfactants, we classify waste as Hazardous and non-hazardous waste, Plastic Waste, Battery waste, E-waste, and Bio-Medical waste. Our efforts include reducing waste at the point of generation, re-using it for different processes, and proper disposal through relevant channels. World-class practices such as TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) have been adopted at our manufacturing sites over several years. We encourage our employees to share innovative ideas and challenge the status quo for alternative options of reducing, recycling, and reusing waste. To inculcate waste management as a culture, we have established programs like “Waste Elimination Suggestion Award Program” (WESAP) and "Galaxy Manufacturing Excellence Award" (GMEA).

We have Zero liquid discharge facility at our all-India operations site. Effluent treatment plants at all our India operation manufacturing sites are well equipped (MBR+RO+MEF) to ensure the effluent water treated is 100% recycled back into the operations. In FY 2023-24, 25.28% of our water consumption was met by recycled water.

We are committed to keeping our emissions below statutory norms while focusing on continuously improving our systems. For our manufacturing sites in India and Egypt, we measure and monitor SOx (Sulphur Oxides), NOx (Nitrogen Oxides), PM (Particulate Matter), and Acid Mist emissions on a regular basis. To reduce our emissions, we have installed Scrubbers and Electrostatic Precipitators.

By 2030, Galaxy will achieve an environmentally sound management framework for products and all wastes throughout the life cycle of products, in accordance with agreed international frameworks. We have completed Life cycle assessment of 43 products.

Life Cycle Assessment provides a framework and methods for evaluation of the environmental impacts associated with various stages of a product's life cycle, starting from the raw material extraction and transportation, up to the disposal at the end of its life. Galaxy Surfactants has started evaluating its products with Life Cycle Perspective using the GaBi Tool.

The engagement objective is also to evaluate environmental impacts associated with the value chain of manufacturing. This is achieved through conducting the ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ as per ISO 14040/44 standard from cradle to gate approach to evaluate the various environmental performance indicators such as primary energy demand, product carbon footprint, human toxicity, eco-toxicity, air emissions, effluent discharge, and waste generation in a holistic manner.