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WASTE
MANAGEMENT part 2
Part 2 – research report
 Team members

AYUSH ROY -
PHOTOGRAPHER ARYAN
PARULEKAR -
INTERVIEWER

SPARSH SONI- AKSHAJ PILLAY-

TEAM LEADER WRITER

PRANSHU VERMANI-
EDITOR
 INTERVIEW WITH THE SCHOOL
PERSONNEL
Ms Urvi Pal, the Headmistress of Ramniwas Bajaj High School was
interviewed by the delegate, Pranshu Vermani regarding
the measures taken to manage waste in school.
⮚ She said that the school believes in the three golden
words - Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
⮚ The school discourages students and the staff members in using
plastic.
⮚ The school has provision of two dustbins on
every floor as dry waste bin and wet waste bin.
⮚ They also try on reducing the paper waste by using alternative
methods like online communication or cloud storage.
⮚ The school has a separate cabinet to collect the E- waste where
the old electronic gadgets are collected and then send for recycling
to IDF, the NGOs in Mumbai which further send it to the recycling
plant in Taloja, Maharashtra.
⮚ She concluded by saying that she, as the head of the school, has a
vision to make the school one of the most hygienic premises for
the learners to studys in; thus following the goals of sustainable
development - GO GREEN
 INTERVIEW WITH SCHOOL
janitors
The cleaning staff of the school was
Interviewed by the delegate, Sparsh Soni
regarding the steps taken to manage
waste in school.

⮚ The superintendent of the ancillary staff

said that the school follows the policy of
dry waste and wet waste which is
disposed in the Municipal Corporation
waste bin at the end of the day.

⮚ The students are discouraged to eat

packed and junk food during their
snack break which ultimately reduces
waste.
 Report on the INTERVIEW WITH an
entrepreneur
Mr Anand Pasi, the centre- in charge of the
AASRA Welfare Association – Bandra, Mumbai.

This association manages and segregates

dry waste like E waste, packed bottles,
mixed plastic, newspaper, tissues and
cardboard which is picked by the waste
pickers. The delegates visited this
association and asked few questions related to the
their project to Mr Anand Pasi.

He explained the whole procedure mentioning that

after segregating the waste it is further send to the
recycling unit where it is processed and molded into
reusable products.

This association also runs a Balwadi for

the children of Waste pickers and
Sweepers at free of cost. Various events
are organised to encourage them.
Dry waste- recycled & reused
 Report on the INTERVIEW WITH an entrepreneur
Dr Narayan Iyer, the CEO of IDF was
interviewed by our delegates Akshaj Pillay and Ayush Roy, the
photographer. He informed the students about the kinds of
waste managed by their association. Dr Iyer and his
associate, Aamlan Roy Choudhary shared that they manage
not only E-waste but have multiple programs which manage
the waste from multiple communities which they transport to
a company which disposes the waste correctly.

The delegates were made aware of the harms

caused by the inappropriately disposed E-waste in dumps
where the toxic wastes in the electronics ruin the fertility of the
soil which later affects the food production and ultimately
leads
to another global problem- Hunger.

They also shared the Knowledge Waste Programs which

helps books and novels to be reused by the underprivileged.
They also informed the students how they collect waste from
each house in five area using one truck, which helps in
preserving fuel and labour.
The IDF has collaborated with multiple schools in the city and
deployed waste bins which collect E-waste. Our school,
Ramniwas Bajaj English High School has collaborated with
IDF to manage the E-Waste disposal.
 Report on Investigation among
SCHOOL students
▪ Interviews were conducted among the students
falling in the age group of 14-15 years.
▪ A questionnaire was created on the Google Form
to get a detail knowledge about the task
undertaken in their schools to manage waste.
▪ Sample size was 10 i.e. 10 students were
interviewed.
▪ A sense of curiosity about the subject was created
when the survey was conducted.
▪ The interviewees pondered upon the various ways
of reducing waste and methods used in their
school to manage waste. They also suggested
different methods the school can adopt as a part
of waste management to reduce waste like
banning the polythene bags in school, no use of
plastic bottles and aluminium foils etc. The
students also preferred online projects to pen and
paper.
 REPORT ON Investigation among SCHOOL students

• The students came up with various methods like:

❑14 years old Tia Chettiar suggested to replace files and plastic folders used for projects to
online project submission.
❑Vama Shah, a 14 year old student suggested that the school adopt measures to banned
plastic bottles and tiffins and usage of polythene bags.
❑Ameya Akut, a 15 year old student suggested to donate old story books and novels to the
school or public library or to the schools for underprivileged as a part of knowledge waste.
❑14 year old, Neil Patkar was of the opinion that all the citizens should deeply think of
implementing 3Rs in their day to day life.
❑15 year old, Meha Jain supported the school’s policy of managing waste by keeping two
dustbins on every floor of the school building as dry waste and wet waste.
❑Avni Kyal, 14 year old student said that she disposes the old electronic gadgets into the E-
incarnation box kept in her school which is further deposited with the recycling company
for further process.
❑Athrav Nimkar, 14 year old student said that e-incarnation box in their school to dispose
the E-waste helps in contributing the sustainable development goal.
 Report on investigating rubbish at school
Ramniwas Bajaj High School is in the campus of RSET
with a very eco-friendly ambience as it is surrounded by
trees.
The school has a E-incarnation chest where the
students and staff dispose the E-waste.
The school ancillary staff is always on toes to keep the
school premises clean and collect the waste.
The amount of rubbish created is disposed daily.
When the students have activity day or hobby club the
rubbish in the class in found more; however the students
make it a point to clear the rubbish.
The younger students are more systematic and
aware of not to litter in the class.
The school discourages the use of plastic and
other non-degradable substances. The official
communication is mostly on online mode to lessen the
usage of paper.
Various workshop and activities are conducted for
students to create awareness in managing waste and
realise its importance.
 SDG Activity- Goal No 11 sustainable cities and communities &12 -Responsible consumption and production

To ensure sustainable waste services and responsible consumption and

production which includes targets focused on environmentally sound management
of all waste through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

Research on the Waste Management:

• The waste management can mostly be effectively realized at school as the pupils are
taught of waste management methods.
• The school has communication mode as emails and other social networking sites to
reduce the usage of paper.
• The wet waste collected in school is used as compost for the plants in school.
• The students are curtailed on using non-degradable items like polythene bags and
plastic.
• The school has a cabinet called E-incarnation for the collection of E-waste where the
used electronic gadgets are sent to the organization which works on recycling ee-waste
products.
• The school has planned on working on the Knowledge Waste where the students will
donate their old story books to the libraries near-by and to the needy students.
• The call for action on ‘Waste-Wise Schools’ asks pupils, teaching and non-teaching staff
around to rethink, reduce, recycle, refuse and reuse waste.
 awareness activity - waste management at school

• To contribute to make our city and country better we at

school have opted for no paper projects.
• This is an initiative imbibed to reduce paper waste.
• The school also has an E-incarnation box
to collect e-waste which is then send to the
recycling factories. This is an initiative taken
to create an awareness among students to do a
bit at school to save earth.

• The 2nd initiative planned to be adopted by senior students

is to donate old story books to the Anganwadi students who
are underprivileged.
awareness activity - waste management at school
 conclusion
• The question ‘how can waste management be realized most effectively in school’ is
occupying the mind of every school personnel because of the rising concern in the
environment. After talking to people from various fields we come to the conclusion that
nature is the best friend of humans and we need to save our Earth from harmful and
toxic products.

• There are various methods executed in school as a part of sustainable development like
‘say no to plastic’, ‘Separate dry waste & wet waste’. ‘Greed to Read from Knowledge
Waste’. There are various NGOs and associations who have come ahead to help save
Earth from the chemical hazard and our school has collaborated with these NGOs.

• The students are well educated by inculcating in them the importance of managing
waste. They use eco-friendly products and software methods like cloud storage, emails
to reduce the use of paper. This has eventually made the students more responsible .
They are taught with various projects held in school like hobby clubs, field trips, tour in
the school and survey methods to learn to realise the importance of 3Rs- Reduce,
Recycle and Reuse.