Publication of SDG report: SDG12

Using environmentally friendly production methods and reducing the amount of waste we generate are targets for Goal 12. National recycling rates, measured in tonnes of material recycled, should increase by 2030. Furthermore, companies should adopt sustainable practices and publish sustainability reports. 

Sustainable consumption and production patterns are about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, providing access to basic services, creating decent and green jobs, and improving the quality of life for all. The application of sustainable consumption and production patterns helps achieve comprehensive development plans, reduce future economic, environmental and social costs, consolidate economic competitiveness and reduce poverty. 

Sustainable consumption and production patterns aim to “produce more and better with less”, increasing net gains in welfare from economic activities by reducing resource use, degradation and pollution, throughout the life cycle, while working to increase the quality of life. It involves a variety of stakeholders, including business owners, consumers, policy makers, researchers, scientists, retailers, the media, and development cooperation agencies. 

It also requires a systematic approach and cooperation among the actors operating in the supply chain, from the producer to the final consumer. These include, among other things, engaging consumers through awareness and education on sustainable consumption and lifestyle patterns, providing consumers with adequate information through standards and labels, and engaging in sustainable public procurement. 

University Policy to Achieve the Goal:  

1. The university adopts many researches and studies on resource development, optimal use, and the circular economy . 

2. Engineering and consulting management at the university. 

3. Purchasing and warehouse management at the university. 

4. King Salman University laboratories. 

5. University-themed units. 

6. In Ras Sudr farm, agricultural waste is collected and a compost is created to produce organic fertilizers. Raising awareness and classification about the importance of sorting waste from the source for individuals and students by holding seminars and workshops on how to deal with all types of waste. 

7. Publishing environmental research and studies related to dealing with waste of all kinds. 

8. Starting to study the establishment of biogas production units from recycling waste and using it to generate electricity and operate internal combustion engines (compost). 

9. All laboratories and clinics in the faculties of the medical sector are being reviewed by the University’s Occupational Safety and Security Department, as they have a fixed system for waste disposal. All workers, students, faculty members and their assistants are also trained through infection control courses. 

10. All laboratories and clinics in the medical sector have been provided with waste collection boxes with black bags to collect non-hazardous waste such as plastic cups and patient tissues.  

11. All laboratories and clinics in the medical sector have been provided with waste collection boxes with red bags to collect hazardous waste such as gloves, medical masks and any other waste resulting from dealing with patients such as blood-stained cotton. 

12. All laboratories and clinics in the medical sector have been provided with security boxes for collecting solid and sharp materials such as surgical needles, plastic syringes and any sharp tools. 

13. All waste and debris are collected and disposed of outside the university through contracting with the Health Affairs Directorate. 

14. Waste is collected in boxes spread throughout the university where a waste separation system is applied by placing each type of waste separately from the other (food – paper – metal containers – plastic) to facilitate the recycling process and benefit from the waste and reduce its impact on the environment. Then it is collected and delivered to the city council based on the concluded contract. 

15. The branches have internal sewage networks that are connected to the main network of the cities according to the standard health engineering criteria and are disposed of into the public sewage network in the three cities in South Sinai Governorate. 

16. There is a mechanism to reduce the use of paper and plastic inside the university campus.