Simple switches in everyday office supplies and student orientation kits are helping RUET reduce its dependency on plastic and single-use materials.

RAJSHAHI — Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) is encouraging sustainable, low-waste habits across its academic and administrative operations, with a particular focus on reducing dependency on plastic and single-use materials.

One of the most visible changes is in the office. RUET departments and administrative offices use paper-based folders and files for storing academic documents, assignments and official records, rather than plastic files or covers. The simple but effective shift reduces long-term plastic accumulation on campus and supports the university’s broader sustainability outlook.

The same thinking now greets every new student. As part of orientation, RUET provides environment-friendly items — including jute/geo bags — to incoming students instead of plastic bags or synthetic promotional materials.

The approach introduces sustainability values from a student’s very first interaction with the university, and encourages the continued use of reusable, biodegradable alternatives throughout their academic life.

Reducing plastic at source also supports SDG 13 (Climate Action) through lower plastic-linked emissions, and SDG 14 and SDG 15 by reducing plastic pollution on land and in water.

SDG Alignment: SDG 12 (primary); SDG 13; SDG 14; SDG 15.