Waste Audits

- Conduct regular waste audits to

identify the types and amounts of
waste generated.
Get Involved!
- Use the data to develop targeted Together, we can create a sustainable future. Whether
strategies for reduction. you’re a student looking to enhance your sustainability
practices or an individual eager to make a difference.
Incentive Programs
Join us in our mission to reduce waste, offset carbon
- Offer incentives for classes or emissions, and promote sustainable production.
groups that achieve the highest
recycling rates or generate the least
waste.
- Create competitions to foster a spirit
of eco-friendliness.

Community Involvement

- Engage parents and the local

community in waste management
initiatives.
- Organize cleanup drives and eco-
awareness events.
"Plant a tree, set it free;
Sustainable Purchasing
a greener world starts with you and me!"
Waste Away, Save the
- Encourage the school to purchase
eco-friendly products and materials. Day: VSU's Eco-Play!
- Promote the use of bulk
purchasing to reduce packaging Pioneering Sustainable Solutions in
waste. Visayas State University

We believe in a sustainable future for our community

Feedback Mechanism and our planet. Our commitment to environmental
stewardship is reflected in our innovative programs
- Establish a system for students
designed to reduce waste, offset carbon emissions, and
and staff to provide feedback on
Visayas State University promote sustainable production practices.
waste management practices.
- Use this feedback to continuously
Join us in making a positive impact and beyond!
improve the waste management
program.
 Recyling Initiatives
-Partner with local recycling
companies to facilitate proper
These waste reduction program focuses on recycling of materials like paper,
minimizing waste generation through innovative plastics, and metals.
solutions tailored to the - Create student-led recycling
unique needs of our school.
clubs to encourage participation.

Composting

Challenges - Set up compost bins for organic

Waste Segregation
waste from cafeterias and gardens.
-Implement designated bins for
Lack of Awareness, limited - Teach students how composting
knowledge among students and recyclables, compostables, and
works and its benefits for the
staff about proper waste general waste.
environment.
segregation and disposal - Use clear labels and color-coded
methods. bins to help students understand
Inadequate Segregation where to dispose of items.
Practices, difficulty in effectively
segregating waste at the source, Reduce Single-Use Items
leading to contamination of Educational Programs - Encourage the use of reusable
recyclable materials.
-Conduct workshops and seminars containers, water bottles, and
Limited Recycling Facilities,
to educate students and staff about utensils in the cafeteria.
insufficient access to recycling
bins and facilities to process
proper waste management practices. - Organize campaigns to reduce
recyclable materials on campus. - Include waste management topics plastic use, such as
High Volume of Organic Waste, in the curriculum to raise awareness “Plastic-Free Days.”
significant amount of food waste from an early age.
from cafeterias and events that
may not be properly managed.