Al-Farabi Kazakh National University installed 2 automatic machines to accept plastic bottles and aluminum cans. These machines have been placed on campus as part of the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal No. 12 "Ensure transition to sustainable consumption and production patterns".

Fandoms are located to the right of the Rectorate building and on the square in front of the Keremet Student Service Center.

Today the state pays great attention to the issues of utilization and recycling of recyclable materials. In this regard, the Head of State Kasym-Jomart Tokayev in his speech at the World Climate Summit emphasized: "The new Environmental Code of Kazakhstan will promote the comprehensive adaptation of green technologies in virtually every sector of the national economy. Our country has a huge potential for the development of wind and solar energy, as well as for the production of "green" hydrogen. We will continue to work closely with our partners to unlock this potential. We also actively support private green initiatives. For example, the Kazakhstan Plastic Association is working on projects to get rid of plastic waste, contributing to environmental protection."

Now anyone at the university can drop off plastic at a new fandomat, which is equipped with a system for recognizing containers by barcodes using special scanners. Only before handing in recyclable materials, students need to register in the Ecoplatform mobile application, which can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store.

Fondomat accepts plastic bottles and aluminum cans up to 2 liters, without liquid.  For recycling, young people in training will receive nice ecobonuses, which can be accumulated and exchanged for valuable prizes.

The collected cans and bottles are sent to recycling plants where they are further sorted and processed. The recyclable materials are then used to produce new packaging, clothes, shoes, garden furniture, building materials and other items.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University