Mission Statement

WHAT IS PLASTIC?
● Plastics are man-made polymers and are produced from natural
materials like coal and oil.
● A lot of materials are manufactured from plastic. Despite being
abundant around us, it isn’t biodegradable.
● It doesn’t decompose, like paper and food, instead, it hangs around in
the environment, for hundreds of years.
● The most common use of plastic in our daily lives is for carrying bags,
drinks bottles, and crisp packets.
● Not all types/kinds of plastics can be recycled.
● All the animals that live in and around the college premises may get
affected due to the improper disposal of these plastics.
● The small animals can get trapped in bigger plastic products, such as
carry bags or food packaging covers and boxes.
● There are a lot of organizations and NGOs trying to help tackle this
problem and cut the amount of plastic we use by spreading
awareness and introducing alternate means.
● So, we thought as students, to bring a change regarding this at least
in our college.
 Value
Proposition
● Students are often keen to make a difference and willing to make small
changes if they can see the bigger purpose/feel part of a larger
movement. A simple switch can have a huge multiplier effect.
● We can reduce hundreds or even thousands of single-use plastics by
making simple switches in the canteen.
● Preventing pollution by reducing the amount of new raw materials
used (nearby college areas).
● Saves money, since reusable items work out cheaper than constantly
purchasing more plastic.
● Animals around the college premises will be safe too.
● Blocking of the drains won't be happening after we reduce the plastic
waste.
 Assumptions
● Approaching the canteen to reduce the waste.
● Urging college events management to go plastic-free.
● Encouraging eco-friendly (or) biodegradable items.
● Reviewing the stationary list and suggesting plastic-free alternatives.
● Colleges\Schools are also often a great base for broader changes.
Many students and teachers may start to adopt plastic-free practices
in their everyday lives outside of colleges too.
● By bringing our own reusable coffee cup, or taking our assets in
newsletters to raise awareness and share solutions.
● Learning what plastics we are using on a daily basis and slowly picking
one at a time to substitute with an alternative can have a huge impact
over time.
“BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE POLLUTION,”
● Following the 4R principle.
“REDUCE, REFUSE, REUSE, RECYCLE”
 Stakeholders
■ People residing nearby college

■ Lectures

■ Students

■ Cleaning Staff/Sanitary staff

■ Servers in canteen
 User Empathy
Research, Surveys , Interviews, and Insights.

RESEARCH:
● We surveyed 80 students, 10 lectures, and 10 sanitary staff
in our college vnr vjiet.
● More than 1000 people come to our college every day.
● We empathized with their problems by posing questions
using the method of 5 W’s.
● We classified them based on their designations like:
❏ Students
❏ Lectures
❏ Sanitary Staff
 User Empathy
Research, Surveys , Interviews, and Insights.
SURVEY:
• 1. What kind of challenges faced by you due to plastic usage and its disposal?
• 2. Are you aware of plastic pollution and the impact it has on the
environment??
• 3. Which alternative would you prefer using to plastic, why??
• 4. Which of the following ideas would you be interested in?
• Extra charge for using plastic goods
• Getting a small amount of money back off your purchase for using a reusable
bag/cup/bottle
• 5. Is any other idea regarding the above question specify??
• 6. Do you think plastic pollution affects your surroundings only or you too??
 User Empathy
Research, Surveys , Interviews, and Insights.
INSIGHTS
Some people responded that (plastic) gained with it
many advantages –
• Easy availability
• Low cost
• Minimal weight
• Could be moulded into any shape
• Didn’t break easily and didn’t degrade easily
• Single used plastics are used once and thrown away.
• They accumulate in the water bodies and choke the drains.
• Recently no events were conducted by the management
regarding plastic usage in the college.
• To introduce a collection of the plastic waste management
fee.
• Local actions are required for mitigating plastic pollution.
• Respiratory-related problems like asthma, suffocation are
being faced by some people due to its disposal.
• Animals and birds are being hurt due to eating food along
with plastic covers etc...
 Empathy Map
Alternate
Alternate
product creates
product
They need eco friendly
should be
reusable environment
affordable
bags
THINKS
It should be Stakeholders can
have an idea
good for
regarding plastic
health in all usage and its
aspects effects

SAYS DOES
Implementing
rules against
plastic use
Single use
and throw
and non
biodegradabl
e
FEELS
Primary Needs
 Secondary Needs
 Holding a film screening or talk that conveys problems faced
by plastic usage and its disposal
 Organizing regular cleanup events and making people aware
of the consequences of improper
 disposal of plastics
 College should appoint more sanitary staff for proper
disposal of plastic
 Implementing the idea of 4R principles i.e. Reduce, Reuse
Recycle and Restore in the college premises
 Segregating plastic into recycling and non-recyclable for
effective disposal
Latent Needs
Tell us about your experience with the project
 From this project I understood the need of reducing and
avoiding plastic waste and its disposal vnr vjiet.
 Plastic usage has become a part of our daily life.
 Almost everybody knows the effect of plastic but people
show more interest in it because of its advantages.
 So at least we as a student should bring the change in our
college vnr vjiet
B.Ankitha
20071A6909
CSE-IOT