Report for the Startup Opportunities in Waste Recycling

On 25.05.2022 Entrepreneurship Development Cell of IT department and IIC organized a guest lecture on “Startup Opportunities in Waste Recycling”. The session was handled by Prof.A.Kandasamy, Dept of Civil Engineering, FXEC. The programme was presided by Dr.J.B.Shajilin Loret and jointly coordinated by EDC director and IIC president Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen. This program was organized for III year B.Tech students.

The resource person explained the waste management or waste disposal which includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. He also explained the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related technologies and economic mechanisms.

He said that before taking up any of the recycling business ideas one should know the different kinds of wastes in different sectors like household waste, construction waste, electronic waste, and so on. Secondly, after the selection of the Recycling business idea, have a thorough knowledge of the process of recycling and buy machinery accordingly. Thirdly do exhaustive research on the products of recycling along with its marketing and then take up the recycling business idea. He highlighted the most profitable recycling business ideas like waste paper, e-waste, aluminum, battery, garbage construction waste, etc. He also said that by taking up any of the recycling business ideas, you are protecting the environment on one hand and earning profits on the other.

The session gave an eye opening for the students towards Waste Recycling. The session was an interactive one where the students were very much participative and clarified their doubts. 45 students were participated in the session. The program was organized by Dr. L. Gandhimathi, EDC Coordinator of IT department.