The recycling of paper is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. It has a number of important benefits besides saving trees from being cut down. It is less energy and water intensive than paper made from wood pulp. It saves waste paper from occupying landfills and producing methane as it breaks down.

The process of waste paper recycling most often involves mixing used/old paper with water and chemicals to break it down. It is then chopped up and heated, which breaks it down further into strands of cellulose, a type of organic plant material; this resulting mixture is called pulp, or slurry. It is strained through screens, which remove any glue or plastic that may still be in the mixture; then cleaned, de-inked, bleached, and mixed with water. Then it can be made into new recycled paper.

In Jyoti Nivas College paper recycling was conceived to instill in students a concern for the environment in which they live. As academicians we understand the need to go beyond facts and figures, and to translate this knowledge into action. Thus the recycling plant was commissioned. We do not stop at making paper. We believe that our students can take the recycled paper further. The finished product can enable them to plunge into a number of entrepreneurial ventures. Concern for environment, entrepreneurship, and empowerment of women are the milestones we aspire to reach through this project. Awareness has increased to save paper.

Students are conscious not to waste paper. They are judicious in using paper. They take effort and promote recycled paper. Students have been trained by professionals. Workshops are conducted to convert recycled paper into products like, files and folders, envelopes, paper bags and books.Students use only recycled paper for making posters, invitations and mementos for all academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

The programme, which was started for the Social Science students, within a short span of two years has enveloped the entire college. 'PAPER RECYCLING' is one of the best practices of the college. Students of all streams are part of the recycling project.

In Jyoti Nivas College Solar panels are installed to minimise electricity consumption .Solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity. A photovoltaic (PV) module is a packaged, connected assembly of photovoltaic solar cells available in different voltages and wattages. Photovoltaic modules constitute the photovoltaic array of a photovoltaic system that generates and supplies solar electricity in the college campus.

The Jyoti Nivas College management has actively supported the green initiatives of various departments. The college has taken forward the green initiative by initiating rainwater harvesting.

To reduce the wastage of water resources, in our institution we have rain water harvesting system. This system renews the bore wells in the institution. The rainwater collected from the roofs is used to water the plants, and to increase the groundwater and well water levels. This institution also creates awareness among the students to conserve water, and to preserve it for the future generation. Students are encouraged to use water wisely.

Jyoti Nivas College installed a wind turbine on 26th May 2016. With this the college entered the list of very few colleges in the city to use renewable energy as alternate power source, and the first college to set up a wind turbine to power itself. The wind turbine with the capacity of 900 watts was taken up by the Electronics department in collaboration with National Aeronautical laboratories and Aparna Renewable energy sources, throwing the doors of the research and industry wide open to the students of the college. This was Jyoti Nivas College at the threshold of transition from being just the consumer of power to producer of power

The NALWIN wind turbine system has a capacity to generate 900 watts. It was jointly developed by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - National Aerospace Laboratory along with its private partner, Aparna Renewable Energy Sources. This is apart from the 5kW solar PV system already installed in the campus.

The college was aided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which funded the project. The students of the Department of Electronics first conceived this and drew up a plan for its execution.

CSIR-NAL’s director ShyamChetty, who was present at the inauguration, shared his views on how renewable energy was gaining importance, given that natural resources are depleting. Such initiatives will boost the minds of the young ones to find an alternative source. He also said that NAL would allow scholars from JNC to pursue research in their facility.

College principal Sister Elizabeth C.S. stressed on the need for youngsters to develop green initiatives. “My intention is to preserve something for the future generation to have a sustainable development,” she said and added that next on the agenda is to make the campus solar enabled.

Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater. Physical, chemical, and biological processes are used to remove contaminants and produce treated wastewater that is safe enough for release into the environment.Water is the basic necessity of life used for many purposes. So, recycling water is necessary. Considering this, we have set up a sewage treatment plant in our institution. The treated water is used for watering the plants throughout the campus.

This institution takes all measures required to guarantee that the grounds are free of plastic things and different squanders that harms the earth. All rooms in our college, are provided with dustbins for dry waste which are emptied every evening. Segregation of waste from the dustbins is done in other vital areas, thereby ensuring that the college is green and clean.

Plants have always been considered a healthy source of life for all people. Therapeutically medical plants are very useful in healing various diseases and the advantage of these medicinal plants is in being 100% natural.

In Jyoti Nivas College there is a park for medicinal plants and herbs known as Sanjivini Jyoti Ayur Vana with more than 20 varieties of medicinal plants and herbs.

Colleges can generate enormous amounts of plastic waste, which is toxic to people and the environment, and never goes away.

Plastic Free Campuses, a project in Jyoti Nivas College ,aims to measurably reduce plastic waste and pollution in college campuses and the world around them. To eliminate plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on people and the environment.

Plastic free and Paper Recycling products

JNC Green Store,in collaboration with AWAKE, Bangalore,-it markets products made by JNC students and women entrepreneurs. The merchandise include items like, notebooks, note pads, cloth bags, eco- friendly bags[ Sparkle], and accessories. Every year it also conducts Utsav- a carnival, which provides a platform for women entrepreneurs to exhibit and sell their products.It conducts Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme in government schools in and around Bangalore.

Jyoti Nivas College, in association with Ampere Vehicles, an organization innovating with electric cycles and motor vehicles, entered into an MOU to sponsor such vehicles to people in dire need, and to physically challenged students for commuting.
The students of the college participated in a rally organised by Ampere Vehicles to showcase their electric cycles and bikes. It was a grand success and the students were able to communicate effectively about alternate transport solutions. To take the initiative forward meaningfully, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous and Ampere Vehicles has entered into a strategic partnership on environment sustainability and eco-friendly transport solutions

All non-working Electronic waste such as CPUs, hard disks, laboratory equipment scrap is sent to the market for sale. Workable computers, printers and other equipment discarded by departments are donated to nearby schools. The cartridges of printers are refilled outside the college campus. Old UPS Batteries are exchanged with new UPS batteries. Other E-waste such as old mobiles, CDs, DVDs, batteries etc. are collected by SAHAS NGO.