WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES DONE IN EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE

The research paper talks about waste handling and disposal practices done in worldwide
universities and the innovations done in waste management in India and abroad.
The research methodology carried out is review-based study as well as a descriptive study
about the waste management practices
done in various institutions in India and abroad.
A review study was done on various educational institutions worldwide as to how these
institutions manage their waste.
Education institutes with a significant number of buildings, dormitories,
canteens, playgrounds, classrooms, and halls where a large number of employees and
students carry out their daily activities. They generated a lot of garbage in their daily
activities.
The objective of the research paper was to study the waste handling and disposal practices of
solid and liquid waste management all over the world among different universities.
The research talked about the better way to dump solid waste and reducing the volume of
waste was introduced which included Open dumping, Sanitary landfill, Composting,
Incineration. Source reduction and reuse, animal feeding, recycling, composting,
fermentation, landfills, land application
Liquid waste treatment method categorized into 3 groups: -
Primary treatment: - including screening, grit removal process, and sedimentation process
Secondary or biological treatment: - biological process and additional setting.
Tertiary or advanced treatment: - not all Sewage treatment plants need this.
Wastewater recycling can be done in the following: - Greywater treatment,
Wastewater stabilization pond, Decentralised physical and biological treatment system.,
Biogas plant linked
with toilet, Sludge/Sewage treatment.
From the above study, it was concluded that for solid waste disposal methods there are many
methods of waste management practiced in other countries like them Indian educational
institutions should also take steps to come forward and resolve the global issues of
environment and take measures to ensure that best practices should be done concerning waste
management in an educational institution concerning other countries. The institution should
take various measures to handle paper, plastic, organic waste, inorganic waste and use a
smart bin system for collection of waste, practice sorting,3R techniques as well then only
their campus can become a zero-waste campus.
Solid Waste Management in Educational Institutions: The Case of The
University of Jordan

In this research characterization study had been conducted to the waste generated from the
University of Jordan area over four distinct periods: regular semester, study break, the month
of Ramadan, and the summer semester. The University of Jordan main campus is located in
Amman and it is surrounded by wire fence with gates designated for students, faculty members,
administrative staff, on-campus community centres personal and academic visitors access. The
campus includes over 60 buildings for the various uses. These buildings include academic,
administrative, gardening, community centre, main restaurant, engineering workshops,
dormitories and a hospital. The study showed that waste generated from the university campus
reaches an average of 8113 kg/ day during the regular semester with full enrolment of students.
The study showed waste generation reached 4250 kg/day and 800 kg/day during the summer
semester and the break, respectively. The study presented that at least 87% of the waste stream
from the university main campus can be diverted from going to landfill. This amount can be
recycled, reused, or used as an energy source. The study revealed that the major recyclable
components that have significant presence are hot beverages cups, cardboard, plastic, paper,
yard waste, and food waste. The study results showed that recycling program on campus is
highly recommended but requires full scale cooperation and careful handling.
Efficiency of the solid waste management and disposal of a school campus

A descriptive research design was conducted in a 4-week period in a state-owned tertiary school
of the Philippines, Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT).
It is a growing state school of the Philippines focusing agriculture, environment, and food
technology typology courses.
This study aimed to determine the efficiency of dustbins, and the transport of final disposal of
waste stream through time and motion study.
An outlined procedure on how the time and motion study was administered.
• Time Recording. Time upon arrival and departure from each point along the collection route
was recorded. The 1st point was the garage exit, and the last point was the garage arrival. It
was done using a stopwatch.
• Distance Recording. The distance between each point along the collection route was
determined using the calibrated wheel trundle.
• Storage Bin Count. All storage bins emptied along the route were counted and classified
according to size/capacity. The classifications are <10 liters, 10-30 liters, and > 30 liters.
• Mapping. With campus map, the points along the collection route were clearly marked.
Each point was assigned a station number.
• Study Complete Work Shift. The study was done for the whole work shift, that is, it started
the investigation when the vehicle left the garage and ended when the car returned to the
garage. The procedure was repeated in a 4-week period

The study concluded the dustbin efficiency of 68.26% in keeping the generated solid waste of
the campus into the available dustbins. Regarding collection efficiency, the data revealed
poor collection efficiency due to the very time-consuming door-to-door collection. Efficient
transfer of solid waste from the storage area to disposal area at the Eco Park was
accomplished. A slow net speed of 6.79 kilometres per hour was recorded to collect and
transport the wastes from the first station to the disposal site. The volume reduction efficiency
varies from 54.30% in the wastes from food services to 70.85% from outdoors and hallways,
with a mean value of 62.52%. This result implied that the school has met more than the
national thrust of the Philippines of 25% reduction of solid waste at final disposal.