Plastic Ban Policy

Plastic pollution is currently one of the biggest environmental concerns. The short-term benefits and convenience of plastic and plastic goods have led to a boom in the production and consumption of plastic. Over the past century, excess-consumption of plastic has surpassed management of plastic waste and led it to become a scourge to the planet. Plastic is a menace that impacts the environment as well as our health and wellbeing. This policy is an initiative to work to reduce and eliminate plastic pollution. The policy takes institutional efforts to actively contribute to the effort of banning the use of single use plastics.

Ban of Single Use Plastic
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Chalakudy, by virtue of this policy, bans single use plastic in the campus. All the members of Sacred Heart family should strictly follow Plastic Ban Policy. By conducting campaigns and awareness programmes let us join hands to mould a cleaner and greener earth free from harmful plastics. The policy mandates all stakeholders to adopt the following:

• Ban on use of single-use plastics in college premises, hostel and canteen.
• Organise workshops inside and outside the campus to create awareness on the harmful impacts of plastic.
• Strictly avoid bringing non-biodegradable items inside the campus.
• Use of alternative sources like switching over to cloth bags, paper pens and providing drinking water facility in order to avoid plastic water bottles inside the campus.
• Waste generated should be segregated at the source and the segregated wastes should be sent to authorized waste processing centres or disposal facilities or deposition centres through the authorized waste collection agency.
• All events organised inside the campus should strictly follow plastic ban guidelines.