A major challenge for the modern world is the deficit of natural resources and the constantly increasing amount of waste. Despite the growth of ecological awareness, we still struggle with the global problem of environmental degradation. We all realize that once extracted and used in production, resources are not renewable, and the waste produced will not disappear on its own.
The answer to these contemporary ecological threats is the circular economy model, which is a modern concept of conducting the production process with rational use of natural resources. The main goal is to obtain an increasing amount of waste that can be reused (not necessarily in the same form). Today, waste should be seen by us as a potential source of resources.
The ODRA Cement Plant supports the goals contained in the circular economy strategy.
An integral part of our production process is the safe management of materials from other sectors of the economy that have the status of waste or by-product.
For many years, we have been reducing the consumption of conventional (non-renewable) natural resources by using in the production process:
In the production process of Portland cements, up to 40% consist of materials obtained from waste.