Centre for Waste Management, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology organized a "Waste Cooking Oil Collection Drive" commemorate National Safety Day on 4^th March 2022 , elucidating Food Safety. The Scientific team started the drive from the institution campus and covered the Sozhinganallur and Medavakkam stretch covering about 5 kms. The team approached Ponnusamy Hotel, Salem R RBriyani, Hotel Ramanaa's and Sundari Restaurant. The team highlighted their focus on collecting the waste cooking oil that is generated during the frying operations in their restaurant. The health impacts posed by the Waste Cooking Oil reuse for frying and cooking were explained and how they will be playing a major role in prevention of health hazards by giving the used cooking oil to the centre for waste management who are in turn using it to produce biodiesel. The environmental hazards of throwing away the waste cooking oil into sewer lines and on landfills were also explained creating an awareness on both food and environmental safety by diverting the much-generated waste cooking oil for biodiesel production. The drive was completed with an agreement from the hotels and restaurants a major portion of their waste cooking oil to Centre for Waste Management, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology. As a consequence of the drive, the centre will be getting waste cooking oil from the restaurants apart from the volume of waste cooking oil it has been receiving from the institution's mess that caters to the food needs of about ten thousand inmates on an average daily

Centre for Waste Management, Centre of Excellence for Energy Research jointly with Centre for Aquaculture Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology organized "An Awareness Programme on "Popularization of Biodiesel for Fueling Fishing Boats" commemorating World Biofuel Day on 10^th August 2022 at Tsunami Quarters KarikkattukuppamMuttukadu. Dr. M.V. Rajeswari, Assistant Professor (Research), Centre for Aquaculture co-ordinated the program. 25 fishermen returning after fishing enthusiastically participated the programme. Dr. Dawn S.S ,Professor (Research) Centre for Waste Management, explained about the various initiatives of the centre. The importance of biofuel and its role in Climate resilience was explained. Fishing boat fuel (Diesel) requirements per boat, frequency of fishing in a year and related information were gathered by the research team for further studies. The scheme of producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil and its benefits from environment, economy and efficiency points of view were explained. The participants were encouraged to fuel the boats with biodiesel in blends with diesel gradually from 1% - 10%. They showed keen interest and involvement in blending biodiesel with diesel and using the blends in their boats. The program ended with handing over of biodiesel to the fishermen as an encouragement to fuel their boats. The fuelling of the boats with biodiesel blends was announced and the participants eagerly welcomed the event planned to be convened on 17^th August 2022.

Centre for Waste Management, Centre of Excellence for Energy Research jointly with Centre for Aquaculture Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology organized "Soilless Plant Cultivation (Hydroponics): Small Business Development Programme" on 28^th January 2023 to Women Auto drivers in online mode.

Centre for Waste Management, Centre of Excellence for Energy Research jointly with Centre for Aquaculture Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology organized a Biodiesel production and Characterization training in MRK College, Kattumannarkoil on 23^rd February 2023. Around 100 students have participated and got benefited during the training programme.