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Things to learn from Kendriya Vidyalaya's initiative:

- Practices waste segregation at source - 19 points with 2 bins
- 87 % of the paper and plastic waste is recycled and reused
- Compost generated used for school garden
- Each class room as well as all areas (Office, staff rooms, laboratories, libraries etc.) have two dustbins - One wet and one for dry waste.
- One empty paper cartoon is provided to each class for collection of paper waste which in turn is collected at the end of the day in an identified area in the staff room. These papers are collected by the authorized dealer for recycling and reuse.
- Areas in the campus are identified for students to sit and eat their lunch during breaks so that waste is kept in one place.
- E-waste is auctioned and also sent to authorized dealers for recycling.
- Newspapers and examination waste are also sent to the authorized dealer for further recycling.
- Compost pits are available in the vidyalaya campus for biodegradable and horticulture waste which are later used as manure for the vidyalaya garden.
- Napkin Incinerator and Napkin Winning machine are installed in the vidyalaya for decomposing sanitary waste.
- Rainwater harvesting is also done in the vidyalaya and the water is further used in the garden.