Program to Reduce the Use of Paper and Plastic on Campus

Four programs are implemented in order to reduce the use of paper and plastic by Sakarya University.

1. The Electronic Document Management System enables all official correspondence to be made completely electronically without printing. This program ensures that correspondence, which holds thousands of pages per year, is stored electronically safely and efficiently and accessed when necessary.
2. The second application is a two-way printing policy. All academic and administrative staff are encouraged to make two-way printouts and it is aimed to save 50% paper.
3. The third program is to reduce the number of printers and direct those who need it to a common printer in order to print out only when necessary. In addition, output quota is applied for all administrative and academic staff and statistics are monitored by senior management.
4. Sakarya University aims to reduce the use of disposable products. For this purpose, the special program is implemented to prefer reusable thermoses instead of plastic cups among students and staff.
5. Special waste collection boxes are used on campus and the collected wastes are sent for recycling on a registered basis within the scope of the Zero Waste Program. The amount of all kinds of collected waste in 2021 are presented in the following table.

6. Sakarya University has implemented the project which aims to reach those in need with the project called "The Shop is Yours" on a voluntary basis. New or lightly used clean clothes, shoes, jewelry, scarves, etc. A shop was opened on the ground floor of the campus hotel for the social project with products.