Overview

Disposable items are products designed to be used once and then thrown away — paper forms and printed circulars, disposable cups, plates and cutlery, food packaging, carry bags, and short-lived office and laboratory consumables.

Key points

• RUET’s Policy on Minimising Disposable ItemsRUET’s commitment to minimising disposable items is set out in the SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production section of the RUET SDG Policy and Action Framework (SDG 1–17), prepared by the RUET SDG Policy Committee.
• Policy Provisions on Minimising Disposable ItemsRUET commits to minimising procurement of unnecessary single-use products and disposable materials (Action 6), and to giving preference to durable, reusable, repairable and recyclable products and to products with reduced…

Conclusion

Through the SDG 12 section of its SDG Policy and Action Framework, RUET has a clear policy to minimise the use of disposable items.