“Green University” Project AlmaU

Project Goals:

• Introduction of ecological principles into the daily life and operations of the University;
• Raising the overall level of ecological awareness and responsibility for one’s lifestyle among students and staff;
• Education and engagement of the community in the University’s ecological initiatives;
• Formation of a new “green” image of the University;
• Increasing the University’s visibility through the organization of environmental actions.

Areas of Activity:

• Organization of a waste separation system (plastic, paper, metal, glass, light bulbs, batteries, etc.);

AlmaU has places to reduce plastic waste on campus such as Tazalyk waste boxes on the first floor on the university or plastic waste container near the parking lot, also on different floors on the campus plastik waste boxes.
Recycling program for university waste – partial (up to 20-25% of waste). Organic waste treatment recycled through open dumping, plastic being collected to separate designated areas and then moved to recycling sites in the city; inorganic waste treatment following general state processes. Toxic waste treatment is not applicable, as there is no toxic waste produced. AlmaU works with special utilization centers – Tazalyk (plastic and paper), Samsung (batteries), Coca-Cola Icecek Kazakhstan, Agricultural farms (organic food waste) and others (lamps, common).

• Resource conservation (electricity, water, paper);

• Educational activities aimed at forming an eco-culture (organizing waste cleanup events, seminars, lectures, and competitions on environmental preservation);

• Promotion of an eco-friendly lifestyle;

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• Introduction of eco-friendly and healthy eating practices;
• Participation in citywide, district, and international environmental programs;

• Conducting environmental programs for the public on the University campus;
• Organization of off-site eco-education programs for schoolchildren and the public;

• Promotion of cycling and public transportation.