Waste
3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) Program for university waste
Example of 3R Program for University Waste (Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, TH)
Description:
Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP) has no recycling facility. Despite this, the university has made every effort to encourage staff and students to do 3R. For example, the university asks its staff and students to use email to reduce paper use; send and store documents, such as essential documents, electronically rather than on paper; and use cloth bags and baskets to reduce the use of plastic bags as well as double-sided paper. Currently, the university supports waste sorting activities. Every campus of the university may sell sorted waste plastic bottles and papers to local collectors, who will later sell them to local recycling companies. The university’s 3R program is still in preparation and will launch in the near future.
Program to reduce the use of paper and plastic on campus
Example of Program to Reduce the Use of Paper and Plastic in Campus (Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, TH)
Description:
As mentioned in 3R (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Program for the university’s waste, RMUTP has had concerns with wastepaper management. The university proposed the policy of a paperless system, followed by relevant activities. Here are some of them.
- To reduce CO2 emissions and save the world, the university encourages everyone on campus to use double-sided paper, or reuse one-sided paper.
- To establish effectiveness in working, the university encourages everyone on campus to send and store essential documents electronically instead of in hard copy.
In addition, a campaign on using cloth bags and baskets instead of plastic bags can be seen on the posters on every campus of the university.
Total volume organic waste produced
Organic waste (Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon)
| Types of Waste | North Bangkok Campus | Thewet Campus | Chotiwet Campus | Phra Nakhon Commercial Campus | Bang Khun Thian Campus | Amount (tons) |
| Organic | 28.95 | 9.7 | 10.32 | 36.64 | 7.31 | 92.92 |
| – food waste from cafeteria | 24.15 | 8.16 | – | 26.00 | – | 58.31 |
| – study activities, etc. | 4.80 | 1.54 | 10.32 | 10.64 | 7.31 | 34.61 |
Description:
The amount of organic waste generated by the university’s stakeholders (staff, students, etc.) on each campus is displayed in the table above. The overall production of organic waste was 92.92 tons. Phra Nakhon Commercial Campus produced organic waste the most (36.64 tons); North Bangkok Campus produced the second largest amount (28.95 tons). There were fewer productions of organic waste on Bang Khun Thian, Thewet, and Chotiwet campuses than others. These campuses produced about 7.31-10.32 tons of organic waste. The size of the campus, the number of students, personnel, and other facilities, among other factors, may have an impact on differences in the amount of organic waste generated. In addition, the table displays information only on such organic waste as food waste from the cafeteria and from study activities at the university. Food waste (58.31 tons) was produced more than that from study activities (34.61 tons). Phra Nakhon Commercial Campus (26.00 tons) generated the most of the former, followed by North Bangkok Campus (24.15 tons). Phra Nakhon Commercial and Chotiwet Campuses produced the latter type (organic waste from study activities) more than other campuses (10.32-10.64 tons).
Total volume organic waste treated
| Types of Waste | |||
| Total | Reused | Recycled | |
| Organic | 92.92 | – | – |
| – food waste from cafeteria | 58.31 | – | – |
| – study activities, etc. | 34.61 | – | – |
Description:
Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon realizes the effects of organic waste (garbage, discarded vegetables, and plant matter) on the environment of every university campus and surrounding community. On the subject of organic waste treatment, the university is likely to have certain criteria or methods of dealing with waste of this kind. According to the information in the table, it just reports on the overall amount of organic waste (92.92 tons). That is, the amount of 58.31 tons comes from the food waste of the university cafeteria and 34.61 tons from all activities of the university. There is no clear evidence or report on how the bulk of the university’s organic waste is treated in terms of being reused or recycled.
Organic waste treatment
Garbage in the dumpster waiting for pickup service from the city
(Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Thailand)
Description:
As in the total amount of organic waste treated, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon realizes the effects of organic waste (garbage, discarded vegetables, and plant matter) on the environment of every university campus and surrounding community. Regarding the treatment of organic waste in terms of open dumping, the university does not have such a method. The university does not have its own recycling facility. However, it is likely that the university manages to have certain criteria or methods of dealing with waste of this kind. For example, the university allows all food stall owners in the cafeteria to take leftover food to feed farm animals.