SDGs
PLANET
Water management is an important factor for the university. Kasetsart University has many campaigns on projects or activities of energy conservation, water management in the workplace, the operation of underground water storage ponds, wastewater treatment, recycling water, the use of energy saving equipment; these campaigns are meant to promote and support both students, personnel in the organization to have the attitude of conserving energy as well as participating in the activities to change the old behaviors such as stop wasting the energy, and reduction of the use of natural resources in the wrong way.
Waste (WS)
Toxic Waste Handled
Test procedures in laboratory produce many waste. Wastes from operation are risk factors that must be managed systematically. To prevent chemical spills and spread into the environment outside the laboratory by waste management as follows:
- Waste separation
- Collection and restore
- Treatment and elimination
1 Category of waste separation
Wastes from laboratory are easy to dispose, safer and cost of disposal reducing. There is no single waste disposal method suitable for all types of wastes. Therefore, categorization of waste makes it possible to choose the right way for disposal. The categorization should separate general, dangerous and not dangerous waste from each other. Two dangerous qualification of chemical substance should be considered as follows: firstly, prominent characters are flaming, explosion and oxidation. Secondly, inferior characters are toxicity, corrosive, infectious and radioactive. Chemical safety information should be studied from these two type of chemical substance characters.
2 Waste separation and stowage
It is advisable to separate and keep chemical waste in a waste storage room or specific cabinet in order to be safe. If a container leaks, it may causes severe reaction. A large quantity of toxic gas will cause a fire or explosion. Even if the containers are separated, some chemical waste should not place closely. In addition, compatibility of chemical solution also are considered.
3 Waste treatment and disposal
Laboratory should have a preliminary management process before disposal as follows:
- Waste treatment before discard: least hazardous waste that can be disposed before released into sanitary system.
- Pre-treatment before disposal waste: hazardous wastes that cannot be eliminated by laboratory, will be treated before send to dispose by waste management
company. To reduce danger of storage and transportation. - Volume reducing before discard: laboratory has a management approach to pre-waste generation. To reduce the amount of wasted on destination. For example, using of non-dangerous chemicals replacing dangerous chemicals and/or reducing of chemical volume that make reaction.
- Reducing of volume before disposal: reducing of disposal budget by decrease volume of waste before sending to waste management
- 3Rs of waste management as follows:
– Reuse : recycling of waste by cleaning and maintenance without changing form of waste.
– Recovery : changing form of waste by detachment, separation and transform process and bring to use again, without original purpose.
– Recycle : reusing of material by transform process. It has different physical and functional but chemical composition as it was.
Greenhouse gas emission reduction program.
Indicator 1 Direct purpose of reduction of greenhouse gas emission.
1.1 A policy on electrical vehicle shuttle service instead of diesel combustion engine vehicle in order to reduce greenhouse gas emission.
1.2 Promote the use of zero greenhouse gas emission vehicle.
1.3 Non-CFC air conditioner’s refrigerant usage.
Indicator 2 Indirect purpose of reduction of energy emission.
2.1 Explicit policy on energy management.
2.2 Campaign on energy saving for reducing of electricity consumption.
2.3 Encouragement on renewable energy consumption.
Indicator 3 Other indirect purpose of reduction of greenhouse gas emission from all activities of the University.
3.1 Various form of waste management such as recycle and fertilizer production.
3.2 Water purchasing reduction such as self-production of tap water and campaign on water saving.
3.3 Adequate nearby accommodation for student and staff in order to reduce commuting.
3.4 Reduction of air travel by teleconference between the 4 campuses.
(Kasetsart University Forests)
Kasetsart University Forests plays an important role in the production of research. student Internship and academic services to the society as well as providing the ecosystem service for students, staff and visitors, as the source of greenhouse gases, water sources, conservation of plants and animals, etc. For the economy and society, it is the food banks, and the hiring place of local workers for distributing of the ecotourism to the community.
Kasetsart University Forest plays an important role as a recreation area and a source of carbon dioxide. Kasetsart University Forest at Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus is a community food bank for people to collect forest products.
KU Econ Green Campus
Kasetsart University is the first certified Thai university by Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization), under the Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program in forestry and green area category.
Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) organized an event on “Hundreds of Hearts to Reduce Global Warming” on 19 September 2018 at Vibhavadee Ballroom, Centara grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok. In this regards, H.E. General Surasak Kanchanarat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand presented a Plaque to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trin Saengsuwan, Vice President for Kamphaeng Saen Campus for his achievement on KU Eco Green Campus project.
The project is registered as one of Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program or T-VER. Owing to Kamphaeng Saen Campus separated area of 235.77 rai within the campus into 3 zones for difference purposes as follows: Zone 1 – 100 rai of forest area Zone 2 – forest area Zone 3 –Yangna tree ( Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb.) planting area.
What is T-VER?
Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program or T-VER was developed by Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) or TGO. The purpose is to promote and support all sectors to engage in greenhouse gas reduction voluntarily in order that the carbon credits obtained from the program can be trade. Credits obtained from the program are mainly used for CSR purposes and voluntary carbon offsets of organization and companies in Thailand. The TGO has defined rules and methodology to register and certify for the program that must be contributes to reducing / absorbing greenhouse gases in Thailand.