Gargi Kumawat, BBA.LLB (Hons.), School of Law, NMIMS (Deemed to be University)
ABSTRACT
The tanning business is regarded as a major cause of environmental contamination, with tannery water waste being of special concern to wildlife. Tanning agents are typically used to convert hides into leather, and the process produces very turbid waste and wastewater that is coloured and stinks. Salt pollution concerns in leather manufacturing activities have been greatly reduced via the development of cleaner preservation procedures utilizing chemical and biological agents. Raw wastewater has low biodegradability, high conductivity, and high salt content. Every leather company generates a substantial volume of wastewater containing massive quantities of contaminants that have a devastating impact on the environment if dumped without proper treatment. This paper analysis impacts the leather industry and its compliance with environmental protection laws. Furthermore, it explains the process of leather industries if they adopt high- end technologies in their manufacturing process to reduce the pollution standards and intervention of government and surveillance of environment authorities help industries to recognize in the international market and grow the exports globally. This paper, within the limitations of data available regarding environmental statistics, restricts the study to some extent. Moreover, the study analyses the two different cities’ leather industries and the pollution they are emitting. The leather industry also contributes to the employment opportunities. The tanning industry continues to be seen as a major threat to human life, water effluent and plants, and vegetable production. The industry comprises people from labor and remote class which include a high percentage of illiterates and they have the least knowledge about abiding by environmental laws. The pollution produced by these industries is considered an externality that doesn’t count in the cost of production.
Keywords: tanning, pollution, environment, industries.
