en.Malanginspirasi.com – Malang State University (UM) held a series of activities titled “Green Education to commemorate National Waste Awareness Day (HPSN) 2026.
These activities took place on the UM Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST). They became the manifestation of the university’s commitment to implementing a sustainable green campus based on ecological education.
The event involved the academic community. Its aim was to raise collective awareness about the urgency of waste management at its source.
The Head of UM Green Campus, Prof. Dr. Sumarmi, M.Pd., emphasized that Green Education is not just a slogan.
Yet, it becomes a concrete step to change the behavior of campus residents regarding waste production and management.
One of the main agenda items in this activity was the widespread practice of sorting inorganic waste.
Students were sorting waste by type, such as sorting plastic bottles based on each kind.
They took this step to facilitate the recycling process and support the circular economy concept on campus.
The recycling activities included creating crafts from plastic bottle caps with UM labels.
Those efforts demonstrated the UM academic community’s strong commitment to waste issues.
Proper waste selection can reduce the burden of waste ending up in landfills (TPA).
UM strives to ensure that the generated waste can turn into valuable raw materials by diligently separating inorganic materials.
It is expected that the commemoration of HPSN 2026 at UM turns out to be a momentum for the entire academic community’s cultural transformation.
Through its Green Education strategy, UM serves not only as an institution of higher education, but also as a living laboratory for environmental conservation.
“We want to ensure that every UM graduate is not only intellectually superior but also sensitive to the environmental crisis. Therefore, this initiative at the TPST is the first step in our significant contribution to the earth,” concluded Prof. Dr. Sumarmi, M.Pd.
