Surveillance of Environmental Management System ( EMS) for Caf International of International Islamic University, Islamabad

Survey:
Survey consisted on the assessment of environmental aspects and impacts of international cafe women campus

Surveyed areas:
Areas that were visited during survey were; Main entrance Kitchen area Dish washing area Serving area Sitting hall Wash rooms

Aspects Identified:
Aspects which are identified during survey are as followed: Energy consumption Water consumption Raw material and components Supplies Air emissions Waste Water discharge Products/food items Land use Community interaction

Activities Main entrance:

Security check

Aspects
Lack of checking

Impacts
Life assurance

Kitchen area:
Receiving and transporting of Raw material Cartons, metal tins, plastic bags, glass bottles, waste Land pollution due to dumping

Ingredients preparation(poultry fruits and vegetables) cooking process of food items Left-over food Cleaning of kitchen areas, culinary equipments and utensils

paper Fruit and vegetable peels and other wastes(organic waste) Smoke and heat generation, inefficient use of cooking fuel Use of detergents, , excessive use of water

Vector borne diseases

Air pollution, thermal pollution Social welfare Persistent, phosphate enrich pollutants, waste water generation

Dish washing area:

Crockery breakage Washing Generation of crockery breakage Inappropriate method and unhygienic due to low quality washing liquid and dirty drying cloth Lack of sewerage Excessive use of water Land pollution and air pollution if burnt Health impacts

Water pollution Water shortage

Serving area:
Token based serving Serving of food Mess at counter, time consuming Lack of hygienic measures i.e. Gloves Caps Food covering Trash bins Mismanagement Health of consumer is on great risk.

Sitting hall:
Waste generation Waste disposal No proper aggregation of waste insufficient services of waste collection No proper waste disposal site No segregation of waste Noise generation Congestion No proper ventilation Unhygienic environment Land pollution Unhygienic condition Open dumping No reuse of biodegradable waste Noise pollution Health impact Health impact

Students gathering

No proper lightening

Health impact

Washrooms:
Usage No proper cleanliness Less in no./users Lack of proper sanitary No ventilation system Student health impact Student health impact Student health impact Student health impact

Conclusion:
It is major student activity centre used by large no. of students daily in routine. No focus given on its proper management, lack of management Roles and responsibilities by administration with no management plan and EMS. No criteria given by university admin to caf management about food quality, controlling of env.tal aspect. Keen need is seen for EMS plan during survey.