Mr. G.S Manjunatha , Deputy Environmental Officer ( Central Pollution Control Board , Regional Office Bangalore ) presented a guest lecture on “Solid Waste Management” on 26 th June 2024 at Dr. M.V Jayaraman Auditorium .In the programme around 371 students participated . The lecture was focused on introducing first year students with the concept of Solid waste management . The lecture gave insights about the sources , recycle and reuse of solid waste . Solid-waste management, the collecting, treating, and disposing of solid material that is discarded because it has served its purpose or is no longer useful. Improper disposal of municipal solid waste can create unsanitary conditions, and these conditions in turn can lead to pollution of the environment and to outbreaks of vector-borne disease—that is, diseases spread by rodents and insects. The tasks of solid-waste management present complex technical challenges. They also pose a wide variety of administrative, economic, and social problems that must be managed and solved.The sources of solid waste include residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial activities.
