National Law University Decreases Plastic & Motorized Vehicles

Name: 
Suyash Manjul
Name of Organization, Community or Implementer: 
Prakrati, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
City (if relevant): 
Lucknow
Summary: 
After attending the IYCN and IIT Kanpur Youth Summit as a part of IITK's Antaragani cultural festival, students from the university returned to campus and presented the ideas of the charter to various student bodies who gladly took up the cause to reduce pollution. We are working towards making the NLU fest also zero waste and carbon neutral.
Description: 
The law college now does not allow motor vehicles in the campus and there is no use of plastic glass for drinking purposes. What was done was that the university already has some committees in our college which are managed by the students such as Students welfare committe, Mess Committee, and others. When these student-run committees were told about the impacts of these actions and their power to reduce pollution on and off campus, they were also committed. The higher authorities who were concerned about students health, decided that they would not allow any vehicle in the college. With regards to the plastic cups what was done was that, initially we have got the plastic cups for drinking water banned, but still for evening snacks tea/coffee plastic cups are used, so that students are not faced with difficulties, but soon we will find some greener option to plastic cups.
Extended Answers
Finance - Did this climate solution require funding?: 
No, not as of yet; though providing other kinds of cups would be more difficult. Now, students simply won't come to this food court and will go to others. We need to provide low-cost alternative bags on a very large scale.
Policy - Are there any policies relevant to this solution? : 
University policy banning vehicles and discouraging all plastic cups would help.
Benefits - Have the carbon savings of this solution been quantified?: 
Not yet.
Barriers - What barriers has this solution overcome?: 
Mostly, the barriers were difficulties in getting student support for no plastic cups for all beverages. It is much easier to carry a water bottle as most people do, but it is difficult to also bring a mug for chai or coffee.

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