QU initiative produces fertilizer through food waste on campus

Doha: As part of its Qatar University Zero Waste Initiative (QUZW) initiative, the Facilities & General Services Department in Qatar University (QU) has succeeded in producing the first batch of fertilizer by converting food waste generated at the students’ housing. 

This remarkable step advances the implementation of the QU Zero Waste Action Plan (2021 - 2025) for realizing the main goal of getting solid waste management practices in the campus aligned with the Qatar University Strategy (2018-2022).  The #QU_Zero_Waste initiative adopts the Circular Economy fundamentals and strives to minimize both virgin material inputs and waste outputs by closing organic resource flow loops (food waste).  As the implementation of the action plan continues, more waste fractions are being managed wisely and responsibly to help realize the circular campus of the future.