2026 – Auburn University audited recycling contamination levels in residence hall recycling bins and created educational posters.
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2026 – Georgetown University is increasing awareness and education of sustainable practices and waste-reduction strategies at cafes with the campaign Sip Sustainably.
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2026 – McGill revamped its Zero-Waste Ambassadors program to meaningfully engage the community and collect data, aiming to be zero-waste by 2035.
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2026 – The University of Dayton installed hubs and signage in all residence halls and updated standardized stream-bin backboard inserts.
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2026 – UW Recycling organized several waste reduction events during the CR2ZW competition period including Trivia Week, Trash Art Contest, Mending Fair, and a Husky Goods Free Store Pop-up.
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2026 – UW-Stout Polytechnic uses the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition as a key time to coordinate campus-wide waste reduction efforts and initiatives.
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2025 – Appalachian State increases the number of Zero Waste Basketball games and expands zero waste efforts and education in the Holmes Convocation Center.
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2025 – Central Michigan promotes waste reduction through public waste audits, dining hall plate waste audits, and sustainable purchasing reviews.
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2025 – University of Washington organizes education & awareness events including Waste Trivia Week, the Trash Art Contest, and tabling events in partnership with one of their waste vendors, Recology.
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2024 – Sustainability staff at Emerson College implements a data-driven and community-based process for designing new campus-wide waste bin signage.
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