Jakarta, July 28 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurrofiq has called on Indonesian rectors to contribute to the government's environmental sustainability efforts by transforming their universities into eco-friendly institutions capable of managing waste responsibly.

"We will take all necessary measures to ensure that the rectors in attendance here today can make their campuses 'waste-friendly,'" he remarked at a forum attended by 41 rectors from universities across Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday.

The event was officially titled " Collaboration between the Ministry of Environment and Higher Education Institutions on Environmental Protection and Management ."

In his speech, the minister affirmed his commitment to overseeing and adva...