Through BTU’s collaboration with Youth Challenge International (YCI) the university has rolled out the waste segregation project throughout campus to improve recycling and have a positive impact on the environment. This can be seen through the various waste bins around campus that have distinct colours and images to identify what type of waste should go into the bin.
Before this project was implemented there was improper waste management on campus as waste segregation was non-existent because garbage from every kind of waste was thrown in one waste bin and not separated. Waste segregation implementation on campus will provide many benefits such as providing funds through plastic waste, improving the environment, and reducing the cost of waste.
Waste Bin Segregation Sections:
Yellow- Paper Waste
Orange- Plastic Waste
Black- Organic Waste
Green- Glass/Can Waste
In December BTU successfully secured funding from the Partner Innovation Fund (PIF) in collaboration with Youth Challenge International (YCI) to undertake waste segregation on campus. This was done to build staff and students’ capacity on Climate Action related issues and organize excursions to waste recycling projects and entrepreneurs.
There have been meetings with the staff, students, and campus cleaners for the implementation to run smoothly and be successful as well as bring awareness on the different segregation sections as to why this is important for the BTU campus and environment.
These meetings were very important in identifying different strategies to improve the waste segregation project as well as previous discrepancies in waste practices that were done on campus that were harmful to the environment on campus.