A Community Service Project Report on

Awareness on impact of plastic waste on Environment &

human health
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the
degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

By

AVINASH SAI . GANGADA 23A35A0316

Under the guidance of

Mr.A.Yeswanth
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PRAGATI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(Approved by AICTE, Permanently Affiliated to JNTUK, KAKINADA & Accredited by NBA)

1-378, A.D.B. Road, Surampalem, Near Peddapuram-533437

2022-26
 PRAGATI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Approved by AICTE, Permanently Affiliated to JNTUK, KAKINADA & Accredited by NBA)
1-378, A.D.B. Road, Surampalem, Near Peddapuram – 533437

CERTIFICATE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

This is to certify that the Community Service Project Report entitled

“Awareness on impact of plastic waste on Environment & human health ” is
being submitted by AVINASH SAI . GANGADA (23A35A0316), in partial fulfillment
for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING of Pragati Engineering College, for the record of bonafide work
carried out by him.

Mr.A.Yeswanth M.Tech (Ph.D) Dr.G.Avinash M.Tech., Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL ENGINERING MECHANICAL ENGINERING
 Community Service Project Report

Submitted in accordance with the requirementfor the degree of

Mechanical Engineering.

Name of the college: Pragati Engineering

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Name of the Faculty Guide:

Duration of the CSP: From: 04-09-2023 To : 14-10-2023

Name of the Student: Avinash sai Gangada

Programme of Study: B.Tech

Year of Study: 2 nd year

Register Number: 23A35A0316

Date of Submission:
 Student’s Declaration

I, Avinash sai Gangada , a student of B. Tech Program, Reg.No.

23A35A0316 of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pragati
Engineering College do hereby declare that I have completed the mandatory
community service From 04-09-2023 To: 14-10-2023 in Isukapalli under the
Faculty Guideship of Mr.A.Yeswanth, Department of Mechanical Engineering in
Pragati Engineering College

(Signature and Date)

Endorsements

Faculty Guide

Head of the Department

Principal
 Acknowledgements

We express our thanks to project guide Mr.A.Yeswanth, Assistant Professor of Mechanical

Engineering, who deserves a special note of thanks and gratitude for having extended their
fullest co-operation and guidance, without this, project would never have materialized

We express our deep sense of gratitude to Dr. AVINASH GUDIMETLA, Professor and Head
of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for having shown keen interest at every stage of
development of our project and for guiding us in every aspect.

We wish to express our special thanks to our beloved Dr. K. SATYANARAYANA, Principal
& Professor for giving guidelines and encouragement.

We wish to express sincere gratitude to our beloved and respected Dr. P. KRISHNA RAO,
Chairman and Sri. M. V. HARANATHA BABU, Director (Management) and Sri. M. SATISH,
Vice-President for their encouragement and blessings.

We are thankful to all our faculty members of the Department for their valuable suggestions.
Our sincere thanks are also extended to all the teaching and non-teaching staff of Pragati
Engineering College.
CONTENT
 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION:

• As the problem of plastic waste has escalated, a considerable amount of plastic trash
has ended up in the environment, both on land and at sea. Due to large volumes of
community solid waste, especially plastic waste, the likelihood of them ending up in
the environment, especially in water sources, is high. Moreover, because of the
changing economic and social conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic
packaging has become a necessity in our daily life. To deal with the large amount of
plastic waste, this Plastic Waste Management Action Plan has been developed,
focusing on the 3R principle (reduce, reuse, recycle), public participation, public-
private partnership, circular economy and polluter pay principle.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To raise awareness to create behaviour change among the public, private sector and tourists
about goods consumption and waste management at source.

2. To create a demand-supply chain for the recycling business and build recycling business
capacity (i.e., waste collectors, scrap collectors on tricycles, junk shops, recycling plants).

3. To develop an efficient waste collection system in line with the guidelines for waste
management at source.
4. To reduce plastic waste, such as plastic bags and single-use plastics.

Action Plan

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle People sector

• Waste to art annual municipal exhibition.

• Big cleaning day activity in a community every week.

• Model communities with knowledge, technical and material support from the
municipality.
Aim of this community service project:

The aim is to increase public understanding and shape community perceptions on the impact of
plastic waste and available solutions, thereby empowering more people and organizations to
take action.
 CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY

About the Village:

P Isukapalli is a small Village/hamlet in U.kothapalli Mandal in East Godavari District of

Andhra Pradesh State, India. It comes under P Isukapalli Panchayath. It belongs to Andhra
region . It is located 18 KM towards North from District head quarters Kakinada.

P Isukapalli is surrounded by Pithapuram Mandal towards west , Samalkota Mandal

towards west , Gollaprolu Mandal towards North , Kakinada Mandal towards South .

Pithapuram , Samalkot , Kakinada , Peddapuram are the near by Cities to P Isukapalli.

It is near to bay of bengal. There is a chance of humidity in the weather.

Locality Name : P Isukapalli ( ప్ ఇసుకపల్లి )

Mandal Name : U.kothapalle
District : East Godavari
State : Andhra Pradesh
Region : Andhra
Language : Telugu
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Elevation / Altitude: 22 meters. Above Seal level
Telephone Code / Std Code: 08869
Pincode : 533450

Census Parameter Census Data

Total Population 4358
Total No of Houses 1279
Female Population % 50.5 % ( 2200)
Total Literacy rate % 56.4 % ( 2456)
Female Literacy rate 27.2 % ( 1187)
Scheduled Tribes Population % 0.3 % ( 11)
Scheduled Caste Population % 20.3 % ( 884)
Working Population % 43.2 %
 CHAPTER 3 : COMMUNITY SERVICE PART

The activates that we conducted included:

• Interacting with people around there

• Asked them questions about plastic usage
• Getting questions from them
• Talking to shopkeepers, people around There
• Giving advice to do shopkeepers to use alternatives of plastic
• General awareness speech to give them idea about effects of plastic on environment

The values that we leant in the project

•Our project facilitated us with an understanding of the issues that confront the
vulnerable/ marginalized sections of society.
• It initiated a team process with the student groups in our class for societal change.
• It enabled students to engage in the development of the community.
• It made us plan activities based on the focused groups.
• It taught us the way of transforming society through systematic programme
implementation

The technical skills that I learnt:

Factors involving in reduction of plastic usage:

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• using jute bags
• using paper cups in place of plastic cups
• say not single use plastic

The life skills that I learnt during this project:

1. Empathy
Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand another person’s experience and
point of view. NASW defines it as "the act of perceiving, understanding, experiencing
and responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person."

2. Communication
Communication – both verbal and non-verbal – is a vital skill for social workers. The
ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people is essential. It is the duty of
social workers to advocate for their clients – in order to do this, social workers must
understand the client’s needs. In addition to being cognizant of body language and other
non-verbal cues, this means communicating appropriately and effectively with clients
regardless of cultural background, age, gender, literacy skill level or disability. Social
workers must also communicate with care providers, colleagues, and agencies, and must
document and report information in a clear manner.
3. Organization
We have busy schedules and a wide range of responsibilities in addition to managing
and supporting multiple clients, including documentation, reporting, billing and
collaboration. This requires social workers to be very organized and able to prioritize
clients’ needs in order to effectively manage cases. Disorganization and poor time
management could cause a social worker to overlook a client’s needs and result in
negative outcomes.

4. Critical thinking
Critical thinking is the ability to analyze information gathered from unbiased
observation and communication. Social workers must be able to objectively evaluate
each case by collecting information through observation, interviews and research.
Thinking critically and without prejudice enables social workers to make informed
decisions, identify the best resources and formulate the best plan to help clients.

5. Active listening
Active listening is necessary for social workers to understand and identify a client’s
needs. Listening carefully, concentrating, asking the right questions, and utilizing
techniques such as paraphrasing and summarizing also helps social workers to engage
and establish trust with clients.

6. Self-care
Social work can be demanding and emotionally stressful, so it is important to engage in
activities that help you to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Self-care refers to
practices that help to reduce stress and improve health and well-being – engaging in
these practices helps to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue and is crucial to having
a sustainable career. By taking the time to care for ourselves.

7. Patience
We encounter an array of circumstances and individuals in their work. It is important to
have patience to work through complex cases and with clients who need longer periods
of time to make progress. This empowers social workers to understand the client’s
situation and avoid hasty decision-making and frustration that can lead to costly errors
and poor outcomes for the client.

8. Professional commitment
Being successful in social work requires lifelong learning. Social workers
must have a professional commitment to social work values and ethics, and to
continuously developing professional competence. This commitment is necessary for
fulfilling the mission of social workers.

9. Advocacy
We learnt to promote social justice and empower clients and communities through
advocacy. Advocacy skills enable social workers to represent and argue for their clients
and to connect them with needed resources and opportunities, especially when clients
are vulnerable or unable to advocate for ourselves