Waste Diversion

Salisbury University

2022 – Focuses to reduce the amount of volume entering the landfill from student move-out week.

University of Nebraska Lincoln

2022 – Designs and implements a pilot project focused on standardizing recycling efforts on campus to reduce waste and improve recycling.

Case Western Reserve University

2021 – Aims to reduce waste on campus by offering a free store which received secondhand student donations and allowed other students to shop for free.

Georgia Institute of Technology

2021 – AWARE (Actively Working to Achieve Resource Efficiency) deskside recycling program places reasonability on the individual to increase recycling and reallocate custodial resources.

Kendall College of Art and Design

2021 – Uses the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition to identify gaps and to find solutions to waste stream challenges.

Lehigh University

2021 – Reduces the use of, and waste from, disposable clamshell take out containers on campus through it’s ecocontainer effort.

Macalester College

2021 – Reduces waste and promotes equity by creating a free, environmentally friendly and socially responsible clothing and item exchange program for the student body.

North Carolina State University

2021 – Audits walkway bin systems on campus to determine what type of material is collected within the bins, if increased signage reduces contamination, how solar belly walkway bins compare, and if adding a restricted opening to recycling bins changes contamination rates.

The Ohio State University

2021 – Implements a Zero Waste Drop‐Off Station to provide students living off‐campus with access to free recycling and composting.

U.S. Military Academy at West Point

2021 – Implements a campus‐wide recycling infrastructure and reviews their sustainability education campaign through participation in the CR2ZW competition.