SI 2.2 Implementation of Waste Management Systems

SI 2 Safe Buildings and Safe, Clean, Green Environments

Healthy University Rating System (HURS) 2026 – SI 2.1 and SI 2.2

University Siam University
Country Thailand
Web Address https://sustainability.siam.edu
Note for the HURS team: Text highlighted in yellow must be completed or confirmed with internal university documents (e.g. inspection reports, incident log, waste records, hazardous-waste contractor documents) before submission. All other statements are taken from Siam University’s published sustainability sources listed in each section. Please remove this note before uploading.

SI 2.2 Implementation of Waste Management Systems

Selected level 4 items or more

Description

Siam University’s Waste Management Policy commits the University to manage both municipal solid waste and hazardous waste according to standard practice and regulations, following the 3R hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle) with proper treatment and disposal. The policy requires waste sorting bins, measurement of the amount of waste sent to landfill or recycled, promotion of reusable and recyclable products, and efficient use of equipment, materials and chemicals. The Green and Clean Campus Policy adds campaigns to refuse single-use plastics in all canteens, restaurants, coffee shops, food centres and minimarts, and to reduce paper through double-sided printing, electronic office work and paperless meetings.

Table SI 2.2.1 – Waste management initiatives at Siam University

HURS initiative Implementation at Siam University Evidence
1. Bins to separate recyclable and reusable waste Waste sorting bin campaign on campus under the Waste Management Policy; student waste-sorting bin campaign with Phasi Charoen District; “Intelligent Trash Bin” developed by the Faculty of Engineering for the campus and nearby communities. Waste Management Policy; SDG 12 web page
2. Behaviour-change programmes to reduce landfill waste Ecolife application campaign (since 5 July 2018); “Happy Station” refill point (bring your own container); Zero-Waste Program; “Eat & Pick: Smart Canteen”; “You Turn” project; promotion of cloth bags, personal bottles and cutlery sets; free drinking water dispensers for refilling bottles. SDG 12 web page; Ethical Sourcing Policy
3. Paper and plastic minimisation campaign with monitoring

“No Plastic and Polystyrene” campaign and refusal of single-use plastics in campus food outlets. Paper reduction through the Digital ID Card, the “Less Paper” application, the Strong Siam app (March 2019), double-sided printing and paperless meetings.

[Add monitoring data, e.g. reams of paper purchased or plastic bags/foam boxes used, this year vs last year.]

 Green and Clean Campus Policy; SDG 12 web page
4. Hazardous waste managed in compliance with regulations

The Safety and Waste Management Policies require hazardous waste to be treated or disposed of responsibly and the use of toxic chemicals to be reduced.

[Add: how infectious and chemical waste from Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Science laboratories is collected, and the licensed contractor or BMA service used, with the latest waste manifest or contract.]

 Safety Policy; Waste Management Policy
5. Recycling facility with recycled materials actively used

Campus plastic waste is recycled through an agreement with a third party. The University developed a bio-waste system that turns food waste into animal feed (International Green Gown Award 2024, Benefitting Society) and an automated waste separation machine, both shown at Bangkok Expo 2025.

[Confirm whether the food-waste system or any composting is operating on campus, and how the output is used.]

 Ethical Sourcing Policy; SDG Report 2024–2025, p. 92
6. Other initiatives Member of the Green University Project (“Upvel 3”) with PTT Global Chemical and AIS, which diverted over one million pieces of plastic and electronic waste across 50 universities in two years; Bangchak Canal clean-up with waste and weed removal around the University (22 January 2025). SDG Report 2024–2025, pp. 94, 103

Table SI 2.2.2 – External monitoring: UI GreenMetric “Waste” score (maximum 1,800)

Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Waste score 1,425 1,425 1,435 1,425 1,475 1,625
Total score (of 10,000) 7,750 8,200 8,525 8,650 8,825 9,000

Source: SDG Report 2024–2025, p. 11; Sustainability Report 2025–2026, p. 12. In 2026 Siam University ranked 49th in the world and 3rd in Thailand in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.

Waste quantities. [Add total waste generated, recycled and sent to landfill (tonnes) for the last academic year, from the Building and Grounds Division.]

Supporting evidence