Proportion of Waste Recycled
SDG 12.3.1
Sunway University is committed to SDG 12, which focuses on responsible consumption and production. As part of this commitment, we actively monitor our daily organic and inorganic waste output, ensuring that we manage our resources sustainably and contribute to minimizing environmental impact.
University's organic waste is repurposed into compost using a 60-liter compost machine purchased by the education group in July 2022. Cafeteria tenants and campus cleaners are trained to assist with the collection of organic waste and participate in the composting process. The resulting compost is used as fertilizer for our herb garden and the surrounding vegetation on campus. The herbs grown are then utilized by the School of Hospitality and Management in their training kitchens, providing fresh ingredients for culinary classes.
As for the inorganic waste, the University has set up some waste collection bins across the campus. Apart from the regular cans, papers and plastics bins, the University also installed textile and fabric waste bin, scrap metal and aluminium waste bin and electronic waste bin to divert this waste from being sent to landfill. The facilities department will collect them periodically and store them in their 3R stores before the designated outsourced recycling vendors collect them.
