Having embraced environmentally friendly practices and built a sustainable campus since its foundation, Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) has established a Zero Waste Management System in line with the Zero Waste Regulation, which entered into force upon its publication in Official Gazette No. 30289 dated 12/07/2019, and has thereby earned the ‘Zero Waste Certificate’ awarded by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.
Underlining that sustainability is an important element of HKU’s vision, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “Our university, which GreenMetric ranks among the world’s top 300 greenest campuses, meets approximately 70% of its energy needs from its own renewable energy sources. Recently, we have created sustainable social spaces on our campus, planted nearly ten thousand new saplings, expanded and renovated our cycle paths, and carried out projects on the collection and reuse of rainwater. The Zero Waste Certificate once again demonstrates the value HKU places on the environment and sustainability. With the responsibility of having received the Zero Waste Certificate, we at HKU will continue to work together with all our strength to take our environmentally friendly practices even further.”
The Zero Waste Management System involves companies, institutions and organisations in the process through a 7-step roadmap that they must follow. While encouraging sustainable production and consumption habits, the system also ensures the prevention of waste, the reduction of waste volumes, and the reuse and recycling of materials.
