IISc (Indian Institute of Science) campus with a spatial spread of 178 hectares lies within 13.010550 to 13.020830 latitude and 77.559440 to 77.573880 longitude. The present study is taken up to explore the present waste handling practices within the IISc campus having various interdisciplinary activities (40 departments, 400 faculty members, 800 supporting staff, 1500 students and 450 residential houses) resembles a typical urban habitat. Wastes are due to activities arising from various sectors like residential, commercial, educational, and litter from open and vegetative area. The nature of the waste generated within campus comprises of,

  Domestic wastes (food leftovers,vegetable peels, plastics, house 
   sweepings, clothes, ash etc)

  Waste from educational, administrative and commercial buildings 
   (paper, plastics,  glasses, package  materials  which  includes 
   cardboard boxes, polystyrene,  High Density polyethylene, etc)

  Hazardous wastes from laboratories, health Centre (Radio active
   chemicals, hazardous chemicals, infectious wastes etc)

  Waste from road  cleansing  and  building  debris (litter, dust,
   construction demolition wastes, etc)

  Waste  from  vegetative  area (litter, garden  trimmings,  tree 
   cuttings, etc)