Waste management service continuously evaluates its initiatives and programs to improve the minimization, reuse, and recycling of municipal solid waste generated from the University operations. As a part of our ongoing effort to maximize recycling and reduce the amount of solid waste being disposed of in landfills, we have developed and supported a variety of programs and initiatives which include: commingled recyclables collection, reuse collection, used kitchen oil collection, establishing community recycling drop off stations, awareness campaigns etc.

Waste management also provides city cleaning services to keep the University's external space clean and tidy. The city cleaning service is undertaken by the mechanical and manual sweeping of roads, parking, and public spaces.

Here are some of the KAUST year-around waste statistics:

• Around 22,000 waste bins are serviced by waste management in a week
• Around 150 KM of KAUST roads are mechanically cleaned every week
• On average 9,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste is removed annually.
• On average 3,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste is recycled annually
• Waste Management fleet consisted of 64 vehicles including 11 electrical vehicles