Sustainable Green Community
UiTM Green Center (UGC), Infrastructure & Infrastructure Development Office, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) together with Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) has conducted the Sahabat Sungai Program to clean Sungai Langat, Kg. Kuala Pangson. This program was conducted in conjunction with the celebration of World Water Day 2021 and was implemented simultaneously throughout the country under the National River Trail (DSK) mega program, Ministry of Environment & Water (KASA). A total of 40 volunteers from UiTM and PAAB agencies have participated in this program. This program is one of the programs conducted by UGC to strengthen the knowledge and experience of nature more closely, as well as to realize UiTM as an eco-friendly campus and support the sustainability agenda at UiTM. In this collaboration, UiTM has become Sahabat Sungai in Sungai Langat, Kg. Kuala Pangson.
Collaborating With Sahabat Sungai UiTM LLCKloth Malaysia
SAHABAT SUNGAI UGC
UiTM Green Center (UGC), Infrastructure & Infrastructure Development Office, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) together with Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) has conducted the Sahabat Sungai Program to clean Sungai Langat, Kg. Kuala Pangson. This program was conducted in conjunction with the celebration of World Water Day 2021 and was implemented simultaneously throughout the country under the National River Trail (DSK) mega program, Ministry of Environment & Water (KASA). A total of 40 volunteers from UiTM and PAAB agencies have participated in this program. This program is one of the programs conducted by UGC to strengthen the knowledge and experience of nature more closely, as well as to realize UiTM as an eco-friendly campus and support the sustainability agenda at UiTM. In this collaboration, UiTM has become Sahabat Sungai in Sungai Langat, Kg. Kuala Pangson.
UiTM LOW CARBON CHALLENGE (LLC 2030
Since its establishment, a concerted effort by UiTM Green Centre (UGC) has enabled it to accomplish many green initiatives. UiTM is committed to implement the low carbon cities framework program focusing on five GHG reduction elements: energy, mobility, waste, water; and greenery and water bodies. UiTM carbon commitment is to reduce 45% emission intensity by 2030 from the baseline year 2015. A carbon management plan is underway to enable UiTM to be Malaysia’s best Low Carbon Public University Model by 2030, while also striving for carbon-neutrality. Section 1 where main campus of UiTM is located and Five UiTM buildings were the diamond recipients of Low Carbon Emissions Challenge 2030.
i) Chancellery Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Building
ii) Complex Engineering Building
iii) Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying Building
iv) Faculty of Computer, Mathematics and Sciences Building
v) UiTM Health Centre
i) Chancellery Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Building
ii) Complex Engineering Building
iii) Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying Building
iv) Faculty of Computer, Mathematics and Sciences Building
v) UiTM Health Centre
KLOTH MALAYSIA Sdn. Bhd.
UiTM Green Centre in the process of future collaboration with Kloth Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Founded and formed on the 11th of December 2013, Kloth Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Kloth Malaysia) is a Malaysian social enterprise that keeps fabric and plastic away from landfills through a circular economy business model. This collaboration is aims to strengthen sustainable waste management in campus.
The particular collaboration will include these areas:
a. generating income from textile and plastic circular economy initiatives as well as plastic such as fabric and plastic collection buyback, profit/commission from sale of upcycled/ recycled products as well as any partnership with regard to technology development and commercialisation
b. adoption of fabric and plastic recycling bins as part of centralised waste at the campuses; and collection is not limited to fabric and plastic, open for other types of recyclables with cost of the recycling infrastructures such as fabric bins, plastic recycling machines and other recyclable bins shall be addressed on case-by-case basis.
The particular collaboration will include these areas:
a. generating income from textile and plastic circular economy initiatives as well as plastic such as fabric and plastic collection buyback, profit/commission from sale of upcycled/ recycled products as well as any partnership with regard to technology development and commercialisation
b. adoption of fabric and plastic recycling bins as part of centralised waste at the campuses; and collection is not limited to fabric and plastic, open for other types of recyclables with cost of the recycling infrastructures such as fabric bins, plastic recycling machines and other recyclable bins shall be addressed on case-by-case basis.
