“We're Disposing of What We Consume!” Event

Dear Members of the OzU Community,

We invite you to join our recurring event “We're Disposing of What We Consume”, organized each semester within the scope of our Zero Waste Management System established in compliance with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and the Zero Waste Project initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change.

By joining this event, you will have the opportunity to learn about Özyeğin University’s Waste Management processes and take part in the campus clean-up to help maintain our beautiful University environment. 

The event includes a 30-minute seminar, followed by a campus clean-up walk, where participants will help collect waste to keep our campus clean and litter-free.

This event aims to promote sustainability awareness and is conducted as part of the SEC 101 course and the OzU Cares Volunteering Program, with the support of the HSE Community.  We encourage all OzU members to participate in the event to contribute to environmental sustainability.  

The primary objectives of the event are:

• To provide information about OzU’s waste management processes.
• To raise your awareness of recycling and foster sensitivity towards environmental pollution.
• To contribute to a clean and healthy environment by collaborating with cleaning staff to collect waste on campus.
• To enable students empathize with cleaning staff to understand the challenges of cleaning operations.
• To prioritize existing issues and find solutions in response to your feedback.

For the first time, our sustainability awareness initiative will be held as a carbon-neutral event.  The carbon footprint generated by the event will be calculated and offset by supporting a renewable energy or another eco-friendly project in collaboration with the company “Commited”.

Before attending the event, we kindly request that you calculate your individual carbon footprint by clicking on this link.

Event Details:

Date: March 19, Wednesday
Time: 10:40 - 12:30
Location: Zeynep Alp Köseoğlu Auditorium (Seminar), followed by Waste Collection on Campus.

Kind Regards,