Nitte (Deemed to be University) aimed at making its Deralakatte campus a zero waste campus near Mangalore by setting up Nitte Solid Waste Management Plant (Resource Recovery Point and Hermi Compost Unit) on Sunday October 23.

Nitte used to hand over one tonne each of dry and wet waste generated every day in the campus to an external agency employing four persons. The new facility employs 12 persons and operates at a lesser cost as compared to the earlier arrangement. Wet waste is converted into manure through hermi-compost method through black soldier flies. The dry waste was segregated, bailed and handed over to end-users for recycling. The facility created at Deralakatte therefore could serve as a model to others, including Mangalore City Corporation, which could adopt the model for waste segregation.

Nitte Chancellor N. Vinay Hegde said the waste management plant would serve as a model even for students of the university. Waste segregation at source would ensure scientific management. He urged the Ramakrishna Mission to continue the Swachh Mangalore Campaign, promising necessary assistance.