Hazardous Waste Management Policy

All environment & campus operations policies

1. Purpose

To manage chemical, clinical and pharmaceutical waste safely and lawfully.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Hazardous waste

Chemical, clinical or pharmaceutical waste that may harm health or the environment if not managed safely.

Manifest

A document tracking hazardous waste from generation to licensed disposal.

4. Policy statement

• The policy covers chemical waste from laboratories, clinical waste from the Dental Hospital and pharmaceutical waste from the training factory.
• Hazardous waste is segregated at source, stored securely and disposed of only through licensed contractors.
• No hazardous material is discharged to the water system or to ordinary waste streams.

5. Procedures

1. Waste is classified and segregated at the point of generation into labelled containers.
2. Containers are stored in designated secure areas pending collection.
3. Collection and disposal are carried out by licensed contractors, with documented manifests retained.
4. Staff and students handling hazardous materials receive safety training.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Facilities Management — oversees segregation, storage and licensed disposal.
• Faculties and the Dental Hospital — segregate waste at source and train staff.

7. Related policies

• Water Pollution Prevention Policy
• Waste Minimisation and Landfill Diversion Policy

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Complies with Egyptian Environment Law No. 4 of 1994 (as amended) and the regulations on hazardous and medical waste, reflecting the presence of laboratories, a Dental Hospital and a training pharmaceutical factory on campus.

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2019/2020

• April 2020 — the University applied it through the Annual Environment Day 'Go Green' community tree-planting drive.

Academic year 2021/2022

• 2021 — the University applied it through the publication of its annual sustainability report.

Academic year 2023/2024

• August 2024 — the University applied it through ROGE 2024 on restructuring the global economy and promoting sustainability.

Academic year 2024/2025

• November 2024 — the University applied it through a community-awareness session on drug risks and management for youth.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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