Sustainability
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production · Sustainability evidence 2025
Waste and plastic policies extended to outsourced services and the supply chain
Evidence for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 · Indicator 12.2.7 · Reference period: calendar year 2025
Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi extends its policies on waste, plastic and disposable items to outsourced services. Since 30 August 2024 contracts for catering, cleaning, security and vending include the clauses below.
- Scope
- TUIT main campus in Tashkent. Figures cover the main campus; activities of the regional branches (Fergana, Nukus, Samarkand, Nurafshon, and Urgench, which joined Urgench State University in 2025) are mentioned where TUIT took part. Activities described took place at the main campus unless a branch is named.
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 (1 January – 31 December 2025)
- Responsible unit
- Procurement Department; Department of Housekeeping and Landscaping
Contract clauses
Contracts with service providers on campus include clauses that require the contractor to:
- serve food eaten on the premises with reusable crockery and cutlery, and issue disposable items only for take-away orders on request;
- stop using single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cutlery by 1 September 2027;
- separate waste at source in line with the Waste Management and Recycling Policy and report the weight collected each month;
- report every year the quantity of disposable items and plastic packaging used;
- accept that a breach is grounds for contractual penalties.
Contracts in 2025
The clauses come from the Policy on Plastics and Single-Use Items (TUIT-SP-06, paragraph 7 and Annex), the Waste Management and Recycling Policy (TUIT-SP-05, paragraph 8) and the Sustainable and Ethical Procurement Policy (TUIT-SP-07, paragraph 9), all approved on 30 August 2024.
This page is a public evidence record of Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 (reference period: calendar year 2025). Enquiries: rankings@tuit.uz.