Thapar Institute Aims for Zero Waste Campus
By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi Aug 23, 2024 15:36
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is committed to becoming a zero waste campus, eliminating landfill waste through a comprehensive waste management system.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) on Friday said it will transform its 250-acre campus into a zero waste ecosystem and no waste will be dumped in landfills.
This 68-year-old engineering education institute located in Patiala (Punjab) has taken the pledge of becoming a zero-waste campus, a statement said.
The institute was generating an estimated 3.5 tons of waste on a regular working day. Since the Zero Waste Team's intervention, about 18 categories of waste have been identified, including biomedical waste, e-waste, battery waste, waste oil, and other waste generated on the campus.
The team, in collaboration with Saahas Zero Waste', has implemented a comprehensive waste management system, transforming its 250-acre campus into a Zero Waste Ecosystem, it stated.
This 68-year-old engineering education institute located in Patiala (Punjab) has taken the pledge of becoming a zero-waste campus, a statement said.
The institute was generating an estimated 3.5 tons of waste on a regular working day. Since the Zero Waste Team's intervention, about 18 categories of waste have been identified, including biomedical waste, e-waste, battery waste, waste oil, and other waste generated on the campus.
The team, in collaboration with Saahas Zero Waste', has implemented a comprehensive waste management system, transforming its 250-acre campus into a Zero Waste Ecosystem, it stated.
Source: PTI
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