Waste Reduction
Goal: reduce the overall amount of waste sent to landfills by maximizing reuse and recycling
About ND Waste Reduction
There are two aspects to waste reduction on campus: recycling and reducing material use. Recycling is coordinated through Building Services and supported by educational programs through the Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability also works with academic and administrative departments throughout the campus to find ways to reduce the unnecessary use of materials.
It is clear that reducing resource use saves money, but recycling saves money too by reducing landfill costs. Waste reduction relies to a great extent on individual choices such as recycling, double-sided printing, reusing furniture, and switching to paperless forms of communication. View Waste Reduction Metrics.
Initiatives
Recycling
- Single Stream Recycling
- Specialty Item Recycling
- Composting and Food Waste
- Game Day Recycling
- Old 2 Gold
- Secure and Green
Reducing Resource Use
- Campus Mass Mail Policy
- Sustainable Office Practices Workshops
- Grab ’n Go Raffle
- Move-in Day Flyers
