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University. The meticulous care and attention which is devoted
to maintain every inch of the vast campus.
4.
Recently, VIT has implemented the “My-Tree” programme.
Under this scheme, Faculty, Staff and students are encouraged
to plant samplings. A board displays their name on the tree
guard. The logistics of the plantations and maintenance of the
saplings are taken care by VIT.
To facilitate these innovative practices, the University has constituted the
‘Campus Development Advisory Group’. Periodical review / open
meetings of this group are held. Students are involved in this effort, to
make the campus more eco-friendly. Some of the outcomes of this group
are:
[1] Color coded dust bins kept at specific locations in the campus for
segregating the wastes
[2] Introduction of battery cars within the campus
[3] Promotion of bicycle for point-to-point transfer
The other objectives of this group are:
[1] To implement ‘Motion detection switches’ in order to conserve energy
[2] To minimize the use of plastics within the campus
[3] To reduce the number of fuel driven vehicles within the campus
[4] To avoid unnecessary use of paper napkins
Hazardous waste management
Necessary pretreatment of the chemical wastes, from the laboratories, are
taken up, before they are released. In any case, the solution waste from the
chemical laboratories is not mixed with other liquid wastes. Similarly,
sufficient pre-treatment is done for the microbes, to avoid undue
contamination to the environment.
e-waste management
1.
Purchase department of the University, collects e-waste from
various centers such as CTS, telephone, labs periodically. Various
processes such as reuse, recycle and donation to dispose e-waste.
2.
e-waste encompasses ever growing range of obsolete products
classified as
Electronic devices
such as computers, servers, monitors, TVs
& display devices,
Telecommunication devices
such as cellular phones printers,
scanners, fax machines, and air conditioners.
Recording devices
such as DVDs, CDs, floppies, tapes, and
printing cartridges,
Electronic components
such as chips, processors, mother
boards, printed circuit boards, industrial electronics such as