AASTMT's Consumption and Recycling Policy underscores the university's commitment to reducing disposable item usage and fostering sustainable practices across its campuses. Rooted in principles of waste reduction and resource conservation, the policy emphasizes minimizing single-use materials by promoting reusable and eco-friendly alternatives. This approach cultivates a culture of sustainability among students, staff, and faculty, aligning AASTMT’s operations with global environmental standards. Beyond internal practices, AASTMT extends these sustainability efforts to subcontractors and vendors, requiring them to adhere to the same consumption and recycling policies. By holding external partners accountable to its environmental standards, AASTMT establishes a unified and collaborative approach to waste management, reinforcing its leadership in sustainability and ensuring resource conservation for future generations. The following policies are indicating the main role AASTMT in reducing the amount of disposal items, it indicated at point number 2 under title scope, moreover, point number three under title “aims of the policy”, and Disposal under point number 4.
The huge pressure on environmental resources, increasing greenhouse gases, unprecedented rates of CO2 emissions, rising sea levels, pollution, overpopulation, resource waste, and land degradation affect the current and future generations. They face surmountable challenges due to climate change, resource scarcity, waste management, and insufficient recycling practices. Recycling is a cornerstone of addressing these issues, as it reduces resource waste, alleviates pollution, and contributes to managing land degradation. AASTMT has established policies to achieve sustainable development goals, helping uphold the University's Environmental Change and Social Duty Policy and keep the surrounding society and the community in good health and safe.
The policy places strong emphasis on recycling to lessen negative natural effects emerging from our era of waste raising, looking to foresee, reuse, recycle, repurpose, and decrease waste from our activity. Recycling is further integrated into the Policy, which likewise plans to guarantee that AASTMT oversees waste and recycling issues as per the counteraction of contamination and consistent with natural enactment. Recycling serves as a key strategy in fulfilling these commitments and creating a sustainable environment for all.
It is the responsibility of all employees, students, and contractors working to handle, deal with, and store all kinds of waste, including hazardous materials and other types of waste, with a strong emphasis on recycling. Recycling should be a priority at every level of waste management, ensuring that materials are sorted, processed, and reused whenever possible. In addition, assign the person who is responsible for these materials to oversee their recycling and disposal in the most suitable and environmentally friendly way. Recycling hazardous materials and other types of waste not only minimizes environmental harm but also aligns with sustainable waste management practices. Recycling initiatives should be integrated into all handling and disposal processes to support the university’s environmental goals.
The AASTMT policy considers end-of-life disposal costs and environmental impacts when making acquisition decisions involving the construction of new or renovated facilities.
AASTMT receives the 'waste order' of Prevention, reuse, reusing, and other recuperation and removal. AASTMT executes cycles, methods, and activities that guarantee consistency with ecological enactment and best practice, to lessen the general waste produced and forestall waste creation at every possible opportunity. Moreover, AASTMT is committed to measuring and weighing the amount of waste generated to track the waste and to find the best methods to reduce or recycle it.
The Waste Treatment Progressive System and Stages Incorporates:
Prevention
RE-USE
Recycle
Disposal
AASTMT is seeking to reduce food waste as much as we can through using food preservation methods and vermicomposting practices. The university is committed to delivering healthy food for all parties in the university including food on Campus, Residences, and employees whether vegetarian or others. AASTMT makes sure that the food is available at each level to guarantee healthy food for ASTMT’s stakeholders. However, food waste is still a problem for AASTMT. Therefore, AASTMT is applying the following procedures to use the waste of food in an appropriate way:
The AASTMT seeks to implement ethical and sustainable practices on all of its campuses. Therefore, the AASTMT has taken crucial measures to implement these practices, such as ecological practices and corporate social responsibility. Through the exchange of information within the Academy's supply chain, these food ethics and practices enable AASTMT to ensure the transparency of information about all suppliers.
To accomplish supply chain transparency, one of the primary goals of AASTMT is to identify the most reliable and reputable partners who share the same ethical practices, objectives, and data. To accomplish ethical and sustainable practices, the first step is to identify the most suitable suppliers.
The interaction with suppliers is the second step to keep secure relationships between partners and to reduce the risk. AASTMT is seeking to build a platform and application to increase communication and share important information. That would give the suppliers and partners access to the internal systems they need based on their roles within the ecosystem, sustainability practices, and the food ethics of AASTMT.
Through utilizing new technologies such as block chain technology, AASTMT plays a crucial role in facilitating the monitoring and tracing of the origin of food. It allows the AASTMT to trace the origin of food and ensure its safe delivery to campuses.
AASTMT is monitoring the overall processes between its partners to guarantee healthy and sustainable food for students, staff, and Residents. Based on this monitoring, errors must be fixed, and corrective action must be taken.
AASTMT guarantees that we are conforming to guidelines, enactment, and best practices to limit the danger of prompt and future contamination or mischief to wellbeing when completing operational exercises.
Waste ought to be forestalled or limited at every possible opportunity. AASTMT empowers staff, Students, and employers to limit plastic and cartoon waste, in addition to increasing the awareness about the method to minimize disposable items.
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Policy title: | Consumption and Recycling Policy |
Date created: | May 2019 |
Approving body: | SDG workforce committee |
Version: | 4 |
Last review date | 2024 |
Next review date: | 2025 |
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Lead contact: |
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Approval Signature | Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation |
You can read our Consumption and Recycling Policy statement on AASTMT website.
More activities are applied and practiced in the AASTMT.
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) is actively conducting research on aquaponic food production to address critical challenges in Egypt's agriculture sector, including freshwater scarcity and soil degradation from the overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This innovative project focuses on developing a sustainable technique for food production that minimizes freshwater usage by 90% compared to traditional farming, thanks to a new soil type and organic fertilizers. Through this approach, AASTMT has successfully tripled crop yields, with vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers, as well as cereals such as rice and maize, thriving in these optimized conditions.
In line with AASTMT’s commitment to sustainable waste management, this project promotes sustainable production by utilizing organic fertilizers and recycling agricultural waste to improve soil health and crop quality. By implementing composting and vermicomposting practices, the Academy recycles organic waste generated on its campuses into valuable fertilizers, which are then used to support the aquaponic systems and campus agriculture. This ongoing research contributes to reducing environmental harm and advancing waste disposal practices that align with Egypt's sustainability goals, ensuring that AASTMT remains at the forefront of eco-friendly agriculture and resource management.
For more info. visit : Aquaculture Research Center
Nahdet Misr for Modern Environmental Services, a subsidiary of Arab Contractors, welcomed a delegation of students from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology at its headquarters in Moharram Bek. This visit was part of the memorandum of understanding regarding training to enhance the capabilities of human resources.
The student delegation was received by several company officials, including: Mr. Mohamed El-Saeed, Head of Environmental Treatment Sector and Medical Waste Management, Mr. Ahmed Tawfik, Head of Research and Development, Ms. Rita Elias, Office Manager of the Vice Chairman
The delegation visited the hazardous medical waste treatment center to learn about treatment methods and safe disposal practices in accordance with legal and environmental standards.
After the field tour, the delegation attended a meeting to learn about the company’s various activities and explore cooperation opportunities between the company and the Academy in the environmental sector.
The College Of Pharmacy At AASTMT Is Reinforcing Its Commitment To Environmental Safety With A Waste Disposal Initiative In Its Laboratories. Liquid Chemical Waste Is Collected In Designated Bottles Within Each Lab And Then Transferred To Larger Containers, While Broken Glass Is Stored In Separate Containers For Safe Disposal. All Waste Is Ultimately Handed Over To Nahdet Misr Company, A Certified Provider, To Ensure Environmentally Responsible Disposal. This Initiative Highlights AASTMT’s Dedication to Maintaining a Safe and Eco-Friendly Campus Environment
Disposal Procedures at The College Of Pharmacy
Working with the Ministry of Environment, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) has started a municipal solid waste management training program in Qalyubia. Under the Waste Management Regulatory Authority, this project seeks to provide local experts with knowledge in recycling, composting, and sustainable waste disposal so enabling climate action and minimising environmental damage. Through encouraging sustainable development and increasing knowledge of environmentally friendly methods
Oil Spill Response (IMO Level I)
To increase environmental awareness and provide participants with the necessary skills for environmental protection and crisis management, the Environment Protection and Crisis Management Centre at AASTMT's Alexandria Abu Kir campus offers a thorough paid training program called Environment Protection and Crisis Management. Several specialized courses are offered in this program, including Oil Spill Response (IMO Level I), which addresses important subjects like the handling of oily wastes in the maritime industry, including disposal, storage, and transportation. The training offers useful insights into managing hazardous waste, minimizing environmental impact, and encouraging sustainable production practices in maritime environments by covering important topics like waste disposal and sustainable waste management. This program demonstrates AASTMT's dedication to promoting environmental awareness and equipping people to act effectively in emergency situations, all while advancing a sustainable future.
Oil Spill Response (IMO Level I)
Oil Spill Response (IMO Level I)
https://www.aast.edu/en/complexes/isc/trprogramtemp.php?program_id=1&unit_id=212
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Industrial Water Waste Management is an undergraduate course offered in the 7th term of study by the Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering department at the College of Engineering and Technology, AASTMT. Its goal is to equip students with the knowledge and abilities necessary to handle and treat industrial water waste efficiently. In order to lessen the environmental impact of industrial processes, this course covers sustainable production, waste management strategies, and fundamental waste disposal practices. Students gain practical knowledge of cutting-edge techniques for reducing hazardous waste, recycling and reusing wastewater, and improving sustainability in industrial environments. AASTMT plays a vital role in encouraging ecologically conscious practices and fostering cleaner, more sustainable industries by providing aspiring engineers with these essential skills.
The Consumption and Recycling Policy of AASTMT emphasizes the dedication to reducing the use of disposable items on its campus, in accordance with waste reduction and resource conservation principles. AASTMT ensures that these policies are applicable to subcontractors and vendors who offer services across all campuses.
Read our Consumption and Recycling Policy on AASTMT webpage
An initiative by students of the Computer Engineering Department - Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - Alexandria headquarter - “Go Green” initiative “GO GREEN: Save your Planet Earth using GREEN ICT Technology” “GREEN ICT TECHNOLOLOGY” coinciding with Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 climate conference and achieving for sustainable development goals. The initiative comes within the framework of the national strategy for sustainable development, “Egypt 2030,” and aims to change behaviors, spread environmental awareness, and encourage participation in preserving the environment in the field of “green information technology” and environmentally friendly (green) communications and information technology technologies, which aim to reduce harmful environmental impacts. And heat emissions resulting from the expansion of the use of communications and information technology devices. Green information technology works to protect the environment from the negative risks of technology by following sound environmental and scientific methods and methods for safe disposal of waste.
Green ICT Technology on Social media
Green ICT Technology on AASTMT newspage
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Abu Qir, east of Alexandria, launched the international conference “Waste Management and Systems for Sustainable Tourism and the Protection of Marine Environmental Systems.”
The President of the Academy pointed out that the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport is classified as an environmentally friendly university in terms of the optimal use of resources, the use of new and renewable energy, and the integration of the 2030 sustainable development goals into the curricula of various programs, pointing out that the Academy is almost the only university in the region that grants a master’s degree. In smart management of the marine environment.
Waste Management and Systems for Sustainable Tourism and the Protection of Marine Environmental Systems on AASTMT newspage
The AAST offers a course for waste reduction to allow students to gain the knowledge required to handle and eliminate waste in the manufacturing process.
Waste reduction course description on AASTMT newspage
Contribution of AASTMT to support the Egyptian Government in Implementing the National Waste Management Plan.
The AASTMT has several contributions to support the Egyptian Government in Implementing the National Waste Management Plan. This includes consultancy such as “korimate recycling complex” project. This project has several activities involving waste water collection lines treatment unit, solid waste treatment, solid waste separation, plastic recycling, glass recycling, paper and carton recycling, metal recycling, wood recycling, tire recycling, slaughterhouse waste treatment.
National Waste Management Plan on unescwa |AASTMT webpage
