The
University of Macedonia is considered one of the most Sustainable Universities
in Greece. For that reason a dedicated office – the Office of Environmental
Management (EMAS)- aims to continuously improve the Environmental Management
System at the University of Macedonia, which was developed in 2005 and has been
continuously certified in accordance with European Union EMAS Regulation
1221/2009. The main objective of the program is to reduce the environmental
impact of the University of Macedonia on the urban body of Thessaloniki.
The
office coordinates several actions that help students to be more sustainable and
learn about all the sources of pollution in the city of Thessaloniki. For
example:
- The office organized a visit
with students from the University at the Center for Sorting Recyclable Materials, where the students learned about
the cycle of recyclable materials and how they are transformed to useful
objects (http://www.perivpamak.gr/2021/12/blog-post_19.html)
- The office organizes
tree-planting activities in collaboration with the Directorate of Reforestation of Central Macedonia
(http://www.perivpamak.gr/2021/12/blog-post.html)
- The office has bought and set
several collection bins around the premises of the University for separate
recyclable materials. Up to now, 19 separate materials are gathered and
recycles by the University of Macedonia. They include: paper, plastic bottles,
electrical appliances, lamps, coffee capsules etc.
