Vasundhara (Green Club) of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics organized a webinar on “Sustainable Solid Waste Management: What You and I Can Do” on 13th June 2020 from 10:00 am to 11.30 am which was streamed live on Zoom and YouTube. The resource person for the webinar was Ms. Apoorva Apte, Proprietor, Shubhankar Environmental Services.
Vasundhara was born more than 20 years ago, out of the desire of the College to contribute towards a greener and cleaner planet. This webinar on sustainable solid waste management was organized as a step towards achieving the objectives of the Club. 300 particip
ants attended through both online screening platforms.
Assistant Professor Ms. Stesa Elsie Pereira was the compere for the webinar. Dr. Prita D. Mallya welcomed the virtual gathering and gave a brief overview of the webinar. Assistant Professor Ms. Ashwini Devari introduced the resource person Ms. Apoorva Apte, following which the session commenced. The resource person aptly addressed the issue of excessive and uncontrollable waste creation. The waste management hierarchy was explained and basic principles of waste management were emphasized. In order to effectively tackle the issue at an individual level, the resource person highlighted different types of waste, their segregation and methods of disposal. Ms. Apte listed simple steps that each one of us can take in our daily lives to reduce the waste that we generate.
Ms. Apte also showcased individual case studies and the session concluded with a pledge of waste minimization by the participants. The resource person then effectively addressed the questions of the participants. The webinar ended with Assistant Professor Ms. Ashwini Devari proposing the Vote of thanks. The participants were asked to fill the feedback form after which they immediately received e-certificates. The participants appreciated the theme, the resource person and the College for this very relevant webinar.
