Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	58.37
Liaison	Sohair Fahmy
Submission Date	Sept. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Cairo University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.49 / 8.00	Sohair Fahmy Sustainability office coordinator Faculty of science

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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Materials recycled	69.78 Tons	69.78 Tons
Materials composted	215.48 Tons	220.48 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold	699.78 Tons	699.78 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion	95.14 Tons	97.78 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator	2.50 Tons	2.50 Tons
Total waste generated	1,082.68 Tons	1,090.32 Tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:

The organic wastes of university in 2023 was lower than that in 2022 due to extended usage of e-education. The organic waste is 20.16 % of total university wastes. Food waste constitute about 44 % of university organic wastes. There is a program of fertilizer production from these food wastes established in faculty of agriculture and biotechnology program in faculty of science and ministry of environment.
Number of research projects aimed at recycling waste and agricultural waste recycling unit. Preparations were made to establish an agricultural waste recycling unit in 2011-2025 as a research project proposal to benefit from agricultural waste and avoid the risks of accumulating this waste on the college farm, in addition to it being a source of income for the college.
The unit entered into operation in 2011 by preparing an area of the western farm to build the unit on and collect the waste in it. The necessary equipment was purchased, including an agricultural waste shredder, wires, plastic covers, and barrels. Work on the unit began from June 11, 2020 until now, and the resulting compost stock has exceeded 12 tons per year. Heaps as well as the resulting humic.

Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion are 95.14, this type of waste is being converted to usable heat, and most of them include integrated materials recovery facility in Faculty of agriculture, Cairo university to recover recyclable and compostable materials.

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:

The organic wastes of university was around tons in 2023 699.78 that was lower than that in 2022 (975.14 tons) due to extended usage of e-education. The organic waste is 20.16 % of total university wastes. Food waste constitute about 44 % of university organic wastes. There is a program of fertilizer production from these food wastes established in faculty of agriculture and biotechnology program in faculty of science and ministry of environment.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	14,000	14,000
Number of employees resident on-site	769	769
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	170,200	185,613
Full-time equivalent of employees	10.45	14,769
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	14,000	14,000
Weighted campus users	120,850.09	143,478.75

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user	0.01 Tons	0.01 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:

Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:

90.98

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):

99.77

In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:

	Yes or No
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers	Yes
Food	Yes
Cooking oil	No
Plant materials	Yes
Animal bedding	Yes
White goods (i.e. appliances)	No
Electronics	Yes
Laboratory equipment	Yes
Furniture	Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste	Yes
Scrap metal	Yes
Pallets	Yes
Tires	Yes
Other (please specify below)	Yes

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

There is a program of fertilizer production from these food wastes established in faculty of agriculture and biotechnology program in faculty of science and ministry of environment.
The organic wastes of university was reduced due to extended usage of e-education. The organic waste is 20.16 % of total university wastes. Food waste constitute about 44 % of university organic wastes. There is a program of fertilizer production from these food wastes established in faculty of agriculture and biotechnology program in faculty of science and ministry of environment.
Number of research projects aimed at recycling waste and agricultural waste recycling unit. Preparations were made to establish an agricultural waste recycling unit in 2011-2025 as a research project proposal to benefit from agricultural waste and avoid the risks of accumulating this waste on the college farm, in addition to it being a source of income for the college.

Optional Fields

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:

50 Tons

Recycling Management

Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Yes

Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Yes

Contamination and Discard Rates

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:

A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:

Programs to reuse paper and plastic inside campus: such as reusable cups and printing on both sides and using of reusable bags instead of plastics. Food wastes is reused in special machines to obtain bird’s food; however, plastic and paper wastes is collected and is sold to echo-conserve certified company for waste’s transfer and treatment. Organic waste accounts for 19.56 % of all university garbage (with Food waste 45%).
• A program for fertilizer production from these food wastes has been established between the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and science faculties.
• A facility for energy production is being built in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment.
Recycling of waste is one of Cairo university goals to mitigate with the Egyptian strategy, it is performed separately in every department and faculty. Separation of plastic, paper and food using garbage’s boxes takes place from the beginning. Food trash is recycled into bird food using special machinery Plastic and paper garbage is collected and sold to an echo-conserve-certified company for waste transfer and treatment. Other unclassified Wastes, that are not recycled, are stored in their form under dry fermentation conditions and transferred to incinerator.
University of Connecticut uses a local recycling company, Willimantic Waste Paper Company, which has implemented Single Stream Recycling, allowing students and faculty to easily determine what they can and cannot recycle. Additionally, this program allows all types recyclables (plastic, paper, glass, aluminum) to be placed in the same container, making it easier for the user. UConn also promotes the recycling of Electronic Waste and ink-cartridges from printers. E-waste items should not be disposed of in the normal trash due to their high concentrations of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.

Programs and Initiatives

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:

Cairo university is making huge efforts in separation of electronic wastes as well as chemicals and recycling process for best use

The green office in each faculty and institute in Cairo university encourage the staff, students and workers for recycling and every year the faculty make a gallary for recycled materials

A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:

The university with collaboration of a certified waste management company established a weekly system for the waste sorting, transfer and selling to recycled companies.
Paper Project: the project, starts from the collaboration between Cairo University, Bekia Company for paper recycling.
Cooperation between Cairo University and clothes bank for collection of unused clothes and redistribute for others who may need them.

A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:

A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:

A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:

The waste management unit is currently the responsible unit of delivering these separated wastes from each faculty every week on Thursday and sells it to the dealers to be recycled in usable form. Several paths can be taken in the creation of this path to ensure that universities are administered sustainably
Reduce: Cairo University was one of those first organizations to develop a structured Zero Waste program. The zero-waste technique for implementing a circular economy program will be examined in this article as a way to accelerate the Green Campus process. Programs to reduce usage of paper such as approved usage of an e-documentation system instead of paper as well as using the electronic system to communicate; announce faculty members, students and employees in more than 90% of the university’s faculties.

A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

- The waste management unit is currently the responsible unit of delivering these separated wastes from each faculty every week on Thursday and sells it to the dealers to be recycled in usable form. Several paths can be taken in the creation of this path to ensure that universities are administered sustainably
Reduce: Cairo University was one of those first organizations to develop a structured Zero Waste program. The zero-waste technique for implementing a circular economy program will be examined in this article as a way to accelerate the Green Campus process. Programs to reduce usage of paper such as approved usage of an e-documentation system instead of paper as well as using the electronic system to communicate; announce faculty members, students and employees in more than 90% of the university’s faculties.
Reuse: Programs to reuse paper and plastic inside campus: such as reusable cups and printing on both sides and using of reusable bags instead of plastics. Food wastes is reused in special machines to obtain bird’s food; however, plastic and paper wastes is collected and is sold to echo-conserve certified company for waste’s transfer and treatment. Organic waste accounts for 19.56 % of all university garbage (with Food waste 45%).
• A program for fertilizer production from these food wastes has been established between the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and science faculties.
• A facility for energy production is being built in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment.
Recycling of waste is one of Cairo university goals to mitigate with the Egyptian strategy, it is performed separately in every department and faculty. Separation of plastic, paper and food using garbage’s boxes takes place from the beginning. Food trash is recycled into bird food using special machinery Plastic and paper garbage is collected and sold to an echo-conserve-certified company for waste transfer and treatment. Other unclassified Wastes, that are not recycled, are stored in their form under dry fermentation conditions and transferred to incinerator.

A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:

- Papers are reused to be printed on both sides.
- Organic wastes are reused as fertilizers

Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

Cairo_University_Egypt_Recycling_Program_For_University_Waste.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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