Inter alia the Twelfth Plan has mentioned about material waste including in food processing industries, water management and construction industries. The Plan document has also discussed the broad strategy for addressing the issues appropriately, since the nature and characteristic of material wastage varies in different forms of solid, liquid and gas, as per material used in the process.

The corrective steps taken by the industry to reduce wastage include strengthening capacity utilization, investment in appropriate infrastructure, appropriate technology upgradation and innovations.

The information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan in Rajya Sabha today.

Material wastage reduction: industry urged to boost capacity, infrastructure and technology to tackle diverse waste streams. The Plan treats material wastage as a sectoral resource-management issue varying by solid, liquid and gas forms and across food processing, water management and construction. Industry responses focus on strengthened capacity utilization, investment in appropriate infrastructure, technology upgradation and innovation to reduce diverse waste streams, with these strategic corrective steps communicated by the Minister of State.