The hazardous waste of resin-based CCCs can suitably be treated by the chemical process of alkaline hydrolysis. It enabled recovery of 87% of the nitrogen from the waste as nitrite and nitrate in comparison with open burning and other processes in which 100% of the nitrogen escapes to the atmosphere. NC, the main hazardous component of CCCs, is completely neutralized along with other constituents, and the hydrolysate does not show anytoxicity.The CCC hydrolysate so prepared contains N, P, and K, the three essential elements required by a plant for growth. The pot culture study carried out in the present work indicates the suitability of CCC hydrolysate prepared according to the simple process
developed as fertilizer. Encouraging results have been achieved for root and shoot growth, total biomass, yield, and chlorophyll content. However, the present study needs to be extended to generateelaborate data on phytotoxicity of CCC hydrolysate, soil microflora, and grains protein content prior to its field application