NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

DAIRY TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

CREDIT SEMINAR
ON
DAIRY WASTE MANAGEMENT

SPEAKER: DEVANG JANI DATE: 23-04-09

CLASS: M.TECH. (DT) TIME: 4:00 PM

Every process generates some undesirable by-product with products. India is the
largest milk producer of the world. About 2-3 lit of water is utilized per lit of milk
processed, which finally result in effluent of biodegradable nature with high value of
BOD. The global concern for environmental protection has triggered the world- wide
awakening on the importance of environment protection and industrial waste disposal
standards are becoming more stringent. Hence effective waste management is
necessary from legislation and costing point of view. By presenting the fundamentals of
proven management techniques for recognizing and controlling water and wastes such
as monitoring, employee training, management action programs and data interpretation
provides means to minimize the waste generation and treatment cost without any
additional cost. Initial survey and monitoring provides sources and achievable goals
which can be met by detail plant survey and in plant control. This indicates that huge
waste can be eliminated at the point of generation just by good housekeeping and
technological improvement. Reduction of waste as well as its recycling and utilization in
profitable way is also equally important. The treatment of waste before disposal is
utmost important to meet the regulation but management should act so as to minimum
waste is generated and required to treat.

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