UTT plan to help LABIDCO decrease waste footprint by thousands of tonnes

The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) has created a waste management roadmap for the La Brea Industrial Development Company Limited (LABIDCO), which could see a reduction of its generated waste by thousands of tonnes, annually.

UTT handed over the Waste Management Plan Report for the La Brea Industrial Estate and the Port of Brighton this week.  It is the result of ten months of research conducted by an all-female UTT team, headed by Dr Ejae John, Associate Professor, Process Engineering. 

Research team members included Dr Solange Kelly, Associate Professor, Utilities and Sustainable Engineering and Assistant Vice President, Undergraduate Studies; Dr Marian Watson, Associate Professor, Process Engineering; Dr Samantha Chadee, Assistant Professor, Centre for Maritime and Ocean Studies; and Suzette Balkaran, Senior Instructor, Engineering (Maritime Studies).

L to R – UTT’s Research Team (l-r) Suzette Balkaran, Senior Instructor, Engineering (Maritime Studies); Dr Samantha Chadee, Assistant Professor, Centre for Maritime and Ocean Studies; Dr Ejae John, Associate Professor, Process Engineering; Dr Marian Watson, Associate Professor, Process Engineering; and Dr Solange Kelly, Associate Professor, Utilities and Sustainable Engineering and Assistant Vice President, Undergraduate Studies; are flanked by Professor Donnie Boodlal, LABIDCO Deputy Chairman, and Dr Vernon Paltoo, LABIDCO General Manager. [Image courtesy UTT]

UTT notes that based on continuous assessment of LABIDCO’s waste matter, the report details a strategic approach to treating generated waste in a sustainable, environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner.

“Once implemented, the recommendations will reduce LABIDCO’s waste by 10,000 tonnes annually,” UTT revealed, noting that the research project will have a positive impact on LABIDCO’s day-to-day operations.

Research project lead, Dr Ejae John also detailed the potential for far-reaching benefits of the study.

“To unlock its true potential, we need to view waste as a resource,” she noted.

UTT says the project supports its mission of “sustainable development through research.”

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