UAF,FWMC join hands for waste-to-value initiative

FAISALABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jul, 2026) The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) will make joint efforts on a waste-to-value initiative aimed at converting municipal waste into clean energy, organic fertilizer and other value-added products.

During a meeting between UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali and FWMC Chief Executive Officer Abid Hussain Bhatti, the two sides discussed ways to establish a practical and sustainable mechanism for transforming waste from an environmental challenge into an economic and agricultural resource.

Director Farms Dr Muhammad Aslam, Dr Muhammad Naveed, Chairman Agronomy Dr Nadeem Akbar, Principal Officer Jahanzeb Tariq, District Manager FMWC Attaul Mohsin, Shahzad Hussain Baig and other notables also attended the meeting.

Under the proposed collaboration, FWMC will provide suitable municipal waste to UAF for research, experimentation and development of technologies for waste-to-value applications.

The university will explore the conversion of organic and biodegradable waste into clean energy, fertilizer and other useful products while also examining opportunities for recycling and resource recovery as a step towards climate issues.

Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali said that the conversion of waste into clean energy and organic fertilizer could contribute to reducing environmental pollution, improving soil health and supporting sustainable agriculture.

He stressed the need to develop indigenous, cost-effective and scalable technologies that could be replicated in other cities and communities.

He said that waste should not merely be viewed as a problem requiring disposal but as a potential resource that could be transformed into economic and environmental benefits and proper mechanism will help achieve sustainable development goals.

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He said that the university was committed to promoting research that addressed real-world challenges and produced tangible outcomes for society.

He added that the proposed collaboration with FWMC would help bridge the gap between academic research and practical applications by providing researchers with access to real waste streams for developing and testing sustainable technologies and address climate issues.

He said that initiative will also help the students get the opportunity to learn for the development of country.

FWMC CEO Abid Hussain Bhatti said that the company was keen to strengthen cooperation with UAF and benefit from the university's scientific and technical expertise to develop sustainable solutions for waste management.

He said that provision of waste to the university would facilitate research and innovation aimed at extracting maximum value from waste while reducing the burden on landfill sites and improving the overall urban environment.

He said that the collaboration could open new avenues for developing clean-energy solutions and promoting resource recovery from municipal waste.

The CEO expressed the hope that joint efforts between FWMC and UAF would result in practical models.

By converting municipal waste into energy, fertilizer and other value-added products, the initiative could simultaneously address waste management challenges, reduce environmental pollution, support renewable energy generation and contribute to sustainable agricultural development.