Schwing Stetter Partners with IIT Madras to Assist with Construction Waste Recycling

Schwing Stetter India, a leader in manufacturing construction equipment, has entered into a tie-up with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for practising sustainable methods in the construction industry. This collaboration will help ensure that construction waste does not harm the environment where recycling and resources need to work as efficiently as possible.

Schwing Stetter India, with this partnership, has achieved the status of platinum member of the Technologies for Low Carbon Lean Concrete (TLC2) program and entered the Industry Advisory Board at IIT Madras’ Centre of Excellence. The initiative focuses on cement and steel, two of the construction industry’s heaviest emitters, and aims to trim their footprint.

The initiative is aimed at creating start-ups that recycle building sources such as quarrying stones and aggregates to address the increasing menace of solid waste management. “Because our reserves in nature are not endless he is calling on the construction industry to recycle materials,” a spokesman said. There is an urgent need for recycling aggregates as unrecycled aggregates are straining solid waste management systems,” said a spokesperson from Schwing Stetter.

India had also suggested the use of up to 25% recycled aggregates in construction activities. Yet weak incentives and punishments for failing to comply with regulators have resulted in the order not being appropriately carried out. Through innovation-based solutions and on-ground research, the collaborative initiative between Schwing Stetter and IIT Madras intends to bridge this gap.

Before working with Chennai Metro, Schwing Stetter and IIT Madras collaborated on a study IT had done for a report on recycling construction and demolition waste for concrete production. Based on that, this partnership will use academic research and industry experience to focus on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction practices.

Commenting on the collaboration, V.G. Our manufacturing facilities will be available for IIT Madras and going forward Schwing Stetter will strive to make machines for recycling concrete and construction waste,” said K B Suryanarayana, vice president (marketing), Schwing Stetter. He added We are going to use their huge knowledge base in return to help fund our R&D.