THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of the government’s Haritha Keralam project, Green Protocol will be implemented in institutions under the Education Department from Thursday.
An 11-point set of guidelines has been issued to various educational institutions as part of the implementation of the Green Protocol. The guidelines are:
Bring food only as per requirement to avoid wastage
Promote ink pens to prevent accumulation of plastic waste through discarded ball point pens
Food and drinking water should be brought in stainless steel utensils and disposable materials should be avoided
Create facilities in school, college and university campuses to segregate waste into bio degradable, non-bio degradable and hazardous categories
Avoid paper and plastic cups and plates in public functions where food is served. Instead, use utensils that can be washed and reused.
Set up compost facility to turn bio degradable waste into compost. This should be used for cultivating organic vegetables in grow bags and pots.
Plastic and paper should be cleaned and segregated to be handed over to scrap dealers
Instead of discarding waste paper, deposit it in a common Materials Recovery Facility in the campus
Store electrical and electronic waste and hand it over periodically to scrap dealers to ensure its proper recycling
Avoid flowers draped in plastic covers and flex items during public functions in campuses and welcome dignitaries with a flower or a book
Training classes should be given to class leaders and teachers in schools by the Resource Persons of Suchitwa Mission. Green Protocol teams should be constituted for monthly monitoring of activities.