Reducing Plastic Waste on Campus
IZTECH endorses sustainability efforts in its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan (https://strateji.iyte.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2019/10/İYTE-Stratejik-Plan-2019- 2023.pdf). The Sustainable Green Campus Coordinatorship (https://surdurulebilir.iyte.edu.tr/en/) and Waste Management Commission at IZTECH supports and oversees all activities related to waste minimization on campus. The Directive of Sustainable Green Campus Coordinatorship states that waste minimization is one of its aims. (https://surdurulebilir.iyte.edu.tr/wp- content/uploads/sites/159/2020/06/Yönerge.pdf)
- IZTECH, being a state university, is currently using the Electronic Document Management System, which has been established by all state offices by government decree.
- IZTECH has built several drinking water fountains on campus to provide free drinking water for all, hence reducing the consumption of plastic
IZTECH follows the national regulations on the restriction of single-use plastic bags.
IZTECH has distributed glass water bottles to students on the orientation day in order to reduce single-usePolicy created: 06/05(2020 Policy reviewed: Yearly
