Environmental Practices and awareness
The Mission of Northwest Samar State University is to lead in providing highly technical and professional education and lifelong learning in the trade, fishery, agriculture, science, education, commerce, engineering, forestry, nautical, and other emerging programs in the digital age and it shall generate cutting-edge technology and undertake sustainable community development in accordance with the university mandates, thrusts, and directions is the university’s mission. Therefore, NwSSU has been committed to the conservatigh of the environment through the implementation of various agricultural programs since its establishment. These programs give students the tools and know-how to help conserve the environment.
As an institution producing thousands of professionals, NwSSU have a responsibility to care for the environment, aside from sustainable agriculture, raising eco-friendly facilities are the key part of that. It strives to implement practices that reduce waste, conserve resources and have minimal environmental impact. NwSSU believes this is the best way to ensure a healthy future for generations to come.
Reduce & recycle
The university has implemented a system to be executed to ensure that proper disposal of waste generated by the institution.
- Waste Management Disposal.
Waste are segregated at the office level, which is then collected by our waste management personnel for proper disposal. With the coordination to the CSWMO, the university which is a one the huge contributor of waste has vowed to help the LGU in managing the waste produced by the university thus, non-biodegradable or residual waste are scheduled for dumping at city landfill by our personnel through a signed permission to disposed and trip slip. While recyclables and biodegradable wastes are disposed to the university’s MRF and Landfill respectively. All repair and maintenance tasks, such as landscaping, keeping the roads and grounds clean, and rubbish collection, are assisted in planning, implementation, and monitoring by our division of janitorial, landscape, and waste management.
- Recycling.
Plastic bottles from designated baskets on campus are collected and sent to city establishments that handle PET bottle processing, as part of a waste management system. This encourages sustainable practices and proper disposal techniques, decreasing the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills or the environment. By implementing this system, the campus is taking an active role in promoting a greener future, while also reducing the negative impact of plastic waste on the planet.
References: Quality Procedure Manual SDO-QP-02-Waste-Management
Procedure for Waste Management
Segregation
- Segregation trash bins for different types of garbage biodegradable, non- biodegradable and hazardous are located around the campus.
Collection
- All wastes disposed by the Janitorial Personnels, students, employees and other visitors inside the campus are collected by the Waste Management Division Personnel.
- Wastes collected are dumped into the University Garbage Collection Center.
Disposal
- Using the university dump truck, collected waste will be disposed to different dumping site according to garbage type (e.g. University Landfill Biodegradable, City Landfill – Non – Biodegradable & Hazardous, and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) – (Recycble waste)