3R Programs for university waste management

Uzbekistan is affected by climate change in the same way as the rest of the world. Our efforts to mitigate climate change will be directly supported by reducing waste and implementing a Circular Economy Strategy. To this aim, TSUULL has made being a "Zero Waste University" one of the top national objectives. On the path we are taking to achieving a Zero Waste Nation, everyone has a part to play. 

TSUULL regularly establishes and updates Programs for waste management to assist university staff/students in evaluating their present waste management procedures and identifying possibilities to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste materials in order to reduce their waste disposal needs. This is in line with the Zero Waste University target.

To create and carry out 3R plans, teachers and staff assigned to promote 3R practices in their classes and consult the Sustainability Practices Office TSUULL 3R Program when necessary.

What are the 3Rs? 
The three R's are:

Reduce: To minimize the amount of waste that needs to be handled or disposed of, waste should be avoided at the source.

Reuse means to put something or somethings back to use for the same or a similar purpose without materially changing its physical shape.

Recyclable materials are created by converting waste into reusable forms, some of which may or may not be identical to the original product.

All actions that reduce the amount of garbage disposed of fall within the 3R practices.
The preferred waste management practice is to reduce waste at source, i.e. to prevent waste from being generated. Where waste generation cannot be prevented other options such as reusing the item(s), followed by recycling of the waste should be considered.

Also, to reduce the plastic and paper consumption at the university, TSUULL applies to its population inner regulations on restricted use of paper and plastic. These include:

Water Refill Stations
TSUULL has equipped all the buildings with Bottle Filling Stations so that students and staff reduce and eliminate single-use  plastic for drinking purposes. Instead the stations allow them to refill their bottles at any time, anywhere. 

Print Double sided Campaign
TSUULL has developed 'Double-sided Printing' Policy which promotes less paper use by encouraging students and stuff to think twice before printing and if they find it necessary to use both sides of a piece of paper. The gentle reminder has been sticked at all copy/print corners on Campus.

Hemis online system 
TSUULL IT supports Hemis online platform 24/7 which allows students and professors to go paperless in daily study process. All assignments are assessed online and class materials are transmitted through the platform.  

No single-use-plastic Policy
TSUULL administratives have adopted no single-use-plastic policy for businesses on Campus. The policy urges students and stuff not to use single-use-plastic items on the premises of Campus as well.