Waste Management

SRIET encourages and educates staff members as well as students to reduce waste at the campus.

Solid Waste Management

Wet and dry wastes are collected by the housekeeping personnel on daily basis
In common areas, bins are placed for the collection of waste materials
SRIET promotes green initiatives like Plastic Free campus and Swachh Bharath to encourage environment friendly practices
Efforts are taken to produce Biogas from Canteen and Hostel wastes
Garden waste are converted to manure by adding it to compost pit and decomposed manure will used for gardening in the campus
Metals, Glass, Plastic and other Non-biodegradable wastes are handed over to authorized personnel from municipal corporation for disposal or recycling based on the nature of waste

The liquid waste at campus includes Canteen, Hostel, R.O. reject, Laboratory, Sewage and other effluent waste
Sewage treatment plant runs with total design capacity of 75 KLD (kilolitres per day) to treat entire wastewater generated in the campus and to reuse the treated water for non-contact use like gardening. The treated effluent meets the standard for the following parameters like, pH, suspended solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Oil and grease

Biomedical waste from laboratories and other sources are given to the external agencies for proper disposal
To facilitate the proper disposal of Sanitary Napkins, Incinerator has been installed.

The E-wastes includes cartridges, outdated electronic and laboratory devices, etc. are collected and stored in the store room
The minor repairs of electronic devices are done by lab assistants and major repairs are outsourced
Old Monitors and CPUs are repaired or upgraded and reused
UPS and Batteries are recharged, exchanged or buy-back by the suppliers
E-wastes are disposed or sold out as scrap to external agencies every year accordingly