The University of Aleppo has issued a decision imposing penalties on students who throw waste inside and outside the university campus, including temporary suspension and financial fines.
The university said students who commit littering violations of all kinds, including paper, cigarette butts, food waste, and waste from snacks, drinks, and meals, in places not designated for disposal, inside or outside the university, whether on roads, streets, squares, and gardens within or outside university buildings, or inside public buildings on campus, will face disciplinary action.
The decision was issued on Sunday, March 29, and Enab Baladi confirmed its authenticity with the university’s media office official, Youssef Kharfan.
Under the decision, a student found in violation will be suspended for one month. The penalty increases to two months for repeat violations, in addition to a fine of 250 new Syrian pounds, or about two US dollars.
The university based its decision on Law No. 6 of 2006 and Decree No. 250 of the same year.
The measure also amends previous Decision No. 1584, issued in December 2025, which regulates disciplinary penalties for student conduct and exam violations.
Ongoing cleanliness crisis
Aleppo has been facing a continuing cleanliness crisis, with garbage and waste spread across most neighborhoods, particularly in the eastern parts of the city.
For his part, Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib launched a poll on his personal social media accounts about forming a special committee to study violations in line with current needs across several issues, including public cleanliness.
The proposed violations range from throwing garbage from buildings and balconies to all forms of what he described as “uncivilized behavior that harms our city.”
During a meeting in early February, Aleppo Governorate said it reviewed the state of cleanliness, technical readiness, and the equipment needed to improve work efficiency, while also discussing enforcing the law against violators who dispose of waste outside designated places and times.
The meeting also examined expanding cleaning services to cover the entire governorate, as well as reviewing collection fees and proposals to amend them.
The governor had previously held a similar meeting in early November 2025, dedicated to discussing sustainable solutions to improve cleanliness conditions.
At the time, Aleppo Governorate said on its Facebook page that the meeting aimed to develop the work system in the sanitation sector and continuously improve service quality.
Limited impact
Despite official moves and government campaigns to improve cleanliness conditions in Aleppo, their impact on the ground is often limited and quickly fades, especially in the city’s eastern neighborhoods, where scenes of accumulated garbage in streets and alleys repeatedly return after each cleaning campaign ends.
The problem goes beyond the city’s appearance, posing a threat to public health, especially for children and the elderly, due to foul odors and the spread of insects and rodents in areas where waste piles up, increasing the likelihood of disease.
According to Enab Baladi’s monitoring of the governor’s statements on several occasions, the amount of garbage in Aleppo has tripled since the fall of the former Syrian regime, particularly with the return of displaced people to the city.
The sanitation sector had already been neglected since the era of the former regime, as the number of sanitation workers was not enough to cover all parts of the city. The equipment used by workers was also worn out and outdated, in addition to a shortage of garbage compactors and vehicles.
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