TCE ENVIS - Plastic Waste Management

Webinar: “AN OVERVIEW OF PWM RULES, 2016/18” - International Plastic Bag Free Day 2021

Speaker: Dr. S. K. Nigam, Ex-Director (CPCB), Central Pollution Control Board, Advisor & Expert for Plastics & Solid Waste Management
Event Date: 03 July 2021
Target Audience: Students, Professionals & Public
No. of Participants: 70+
Outcome: The program focused on creating awareness amoung students regarding the PWM rules as proposed by CPCB. The speaker Dr. S. K. Nigam is the designer of PWM rules 2016/18. Students got indepth knowledge on Plastics, Plastic Waste and its management techniques.

Speaker: Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, Padma Shri Awardee, Dean ECA, Prof Chemistry, Co-ordinator TCE ENVIS RP.
Event Date: 15 Mar 2021
Target Audience: Professionals & Public
No. of Participants: 100+
Outcome: On the day of World Consumer Rights Dr. R. Vasudevan, Co-ordinator TCE ENVIS RP, delivered a lecture to think differently on Plastic Wasxte Management. The Webinar is an eye opener for the public in changing their view on the ill effects of Plastic Waste. He also shown the right way for the disposal of waste plastics.

Speaker: Dr. Shri Marachi Subburaman, Padma Shri Awardee, Director, SCOPE Foundation, Trichy.
Event Date: 23 Feb 2021
Target Audience: Staff, Students & Public
No. of Participants: 80+
Outcome: Sustainable Sanitation is the lead of the hour. The Webinar on Sustainable Sanitation provided an knowldge on the process of maintaing a sustainable sanitation in the case of IHHL (Indian House Hold Laterine). The speaker also pointed out the works being carried out in the development of "Toilet Usage Awareness" to the public. He also pointed out the importance of the conversion of human feces and urine into useful fertilizers. On the whole the webinar is a good eye opener for the public towards Sustainable Sanitation

Speaker: Dr. Sameer Joshi, Industrialist, Hon Secretary Governing Council Indian Plastics Institute and Senior Member Society of Plastic Engineers USA
Event Date: 30 Jan 2021
Target Audience: Staff, Students & Professionals
No. of Participants: 60+
Outcome: The webinar provided a good source of data on the present status of the Plastic manufacturing industry and their role in Extended Producer Responsibility on managing the Plastic Waste generated. The speaker also insisted on the guidelines to be framed to follow Extended Producer Responsibility. The participants get benefited on knowing the detail about the EPR on Plastic Waste Management