HOLY CROSS WOMEN'S COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalaya Sarguja)
Ambikapur - 497001, Distt. - Surguja (Chhattisgarh)
Waste Management Policy
Waste management- Waste management is an important element of environmental protection. Its purpose is to provide hygienic, efficient and economic solid waste storage, collection, transportation and treatment or disposal of waste without polluting the atmosphere, soil or water.
The Institution has clear Policy and guidelines for waste management and use-
· All individuals of the institution should practice minimum waste creation
· All individuals of the institution are entitled to reduce the production of any forms of waste inside the campus
· Use of plastic materials of any kind shall be reduced/ avoided in the classrooms, staffrooms and office rooms
· Recycling of paper waste to socially useful productive materials shall be practiced and promoted in the institution
· Biodegradable waste shall be recycled and made use of as organic manure
· E-waste/ No biodegradable waste shall be disposed in collaboration with the municipality
· A Waste management Cell is constituted in the campus including members of teaching staff, and students with Principal as the chairman.
· The Waste management Cell should check the provisions and proper use of various waste disposal facilities available in the institution
· Necessary action has to be taken by the head of the institution to reduce the production, disposal and segregation of waste inside the campus
· Signboards on waste management disposal and segregation need to be displayed at the focal points of the institution
. Use of eco-friendly baskets/dustbin/ containers to collect wastes of different nature shall be promoted in the institution