As part of the ambition to reduce our carbon footprint by 15% in 2023, the UT wants to reduce the amount of waste it produces. To realize this, a waste plan has been written that links all aspects of waste together and ensures that initiatives will enhance each other. It describes the current and desired situation on campus as well as how progress is being monitored and reported. The main goal of the waste plan is to prevent and reduce waste. Where waste does arise, we try to separate it as much as possible to facilitate recycling and what cannot be recycled we dispose of properly, safely and responsibly.
What happens to my waste?
At the University of Twente, we try to separate it as much as possible to facilitate recycling and what cannot be recycled we dispose of properly, safely and responsibly. On this page, you can find information about what waste goes where.
Mirjam Nijhuis–Morshuis: less waste through sustainable purchasing
Mirjam Nijhuis–Morshuis works in Team Traffic, part of the Marketing and Communication department. Here, she organises printed matter and merchandise for the whole university. “I always consider the sustainability factor whenever I receive a new order.”
Waste streams at the UT
The various waste streams at the University of Twente and how they are processed are visualized. Click here for a larger version (pdf).
