National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has established and enforced the official NCKU Campus Plastic Reduction Guidelines as the institutional action plan to systematically reduce plastic waste across campus. The guidelines explicitly prohibit single-use plastics, plastic bags, and excessive packaging in all campus meetings and administrative activities. Operationally, NCKU maintains campus-wide plastic and PET recycling systems and offers price discounts for using reusable cups and utensils at dining facilities. Academically, the Department of Architecture has banned polystyrene (styrofoam) for model-making since the 2019 academic year, and the Department of Industrial Design developed eco-friendly packaging from recycled materials to replace plastic foam. Through formal policy, operational incentives, and academic regulations, NCKU actively executes its campus-wide plastic reduction strategy.
Action plan to reducing plastic waste
NCKU's action plan to reducing plastic waste
- NCKU strengthens advocacy for source reduction and recycling efforts.
NCKU promotes a sustainable campus by reinforcing “waste reduction at the source” and proper recycling. Recently, improper disposal of food waste and household trash in recycling bins has created difficulties in processing. The university urges everyone to adopt eco-friendly habits, such as bringing reusable cups and utensils, rinsing food containers before recycling, and ensuring laboratory or construction waste is handled properly by contractors. Clear labeling and categorized bins are emphasized, alongside cooperation with campus garbage and recycling collection. Recyclables include paper, plastics, PET bottles, aluminum and tin cans, glass containers, as well as hazardous items like batteries and fluorescent tubes. These measures aim to improve recycling efficiency and foster a greener campus environment.https://serv-oga.ncku.edu.tw/p/406-1057-243918,r1323.php?Lang=zh-tw
- Ming-Shan Chung and Hsin-Ying Chou from the Department of Industrial Design at National Cheng Kung University received the Golden Pin Concept Design Award – Special Award, creating an outer box made from recycled pulp and surplus fruit peels.
Associate Professor Chiu Tseng-Ping from the Department of Industrial Design at National Cheng Kung University, together with students Ming-Shan Chung and Hsin-Ying Chou, received a Golden Pin Concept Design Award – Special Award. They pointed out that conventional fruit gift boxes often contain plastic foam and other waste just to maintain the fruits’ appearance. Must gift-giving always come with waste? In response, they created an outer box made from recycled pulp and surplus fruit peels. With a fully paper-based suspended cushioning design, their work offers a brand-new vision for sustainable gifting.
https://www.goldenpin.org.tw/goldenpin/zh-TW/winners/1472- Starting from Campus: NCKU Architecture Department Pioneers the Ban of Styrofoam for Models in a Move Toward Eco-Friendliness.
To promote waste reduction, starting from the first semester of the 2019 academic year, the Department of Architecture at NCKU prohibited students from using polystyrene materials to make models. This action aligns with environmental protection initiatives and the concept of a circular economy, demonstrating that environmental friendliness begins in the classroom.
https://sdg.ncku.edu.tw/product-115.html- The announcement of reducing plastic waste, following the government’s standard.
To reduce the use of plastic products and work towards a sustainable environment, NCKU has been actively promoting waste reduction at the source and waste separation and recycling.https://manage-oga.ncku.edu.tw/p/406-1189-213831,r11.php?Lang=zh-tw