Waste Diversion

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.

University of California Berkeley

2021 – Makes single-use plastic water bottles only available upon request in the dining halls, in an effort to reduce plastic consumption and waste on campus.

University of South Dakota

2020 – Reducing waste and increasing recycling on game day – engaging fans, students and athletes.

University of Richmond

2020 – Diverting more than 1,500 pounds of soft plastic waste through a campus-wide plastic bag and film recycling program.