Govt. Degree College , Chevella
Waste Management
Waste management indicates waste production and disposal of different wastes like paper, food, plastic, biodegradable, construction, glass, and recycling. Furthermore, solid waste often includes wasted material resources that could beunitized into useful products through recycling, repair, and reuse. Solid waste management is a burning issue, and we have to focus a lot on this issue to resolve. Unscientific methods of handling of solid waste can create environmental issues. The college must invest time to adapt scientific methods to handle waste management.
Waste generation from droppings of waste materials is a majorsolid waste generated in the campus. The waste is segregated within the college campus by providing separate dustbins for Bio-degradable and Plastic waste. The waste is generated from newspapers and magazines, but it is neither categorized nor sent for recycled. Furniture and metal waste are stored in a room for further processing.
Methods adopted to reduce Waste
- Reduce the absolute amount of waste that is produced from college staff office.
- Provide sufficient, accessible, and well-publicized collection points forrecyclable waste, with responsibility for recycling clearly allocated.
- Important and confidential papers, exam papers after their validity to be sent for pulping.
- Vermicomposting should be adopted on at least 200-300 slandq. ft.
Future Best Practices to reduce waste and methods of segregations
- Establishing recycling center or facility for used newspapers, exam papers etc
- Arranging three bin system for liquid, recycle and organic waste
- Important and confidential papers after their validity to be sent for pulping.
- Using a reusable bottle/Paper cups for beverages on-the-go
Conclusion
- The environmental awareness programmes initiated by the college shows how the college campus is going green.
- Eco-friendly and scientific techniques are added to the waste management to minimize waste in the college campus.
- This may lead to the prosperous future in context of Green Campus & thus sustainable environment and community development.