Minimizing Stanford’s Waste

Stanford has a long history of minimizing waste and became an early adopter of a formal recycling program when students first worked on the effort as a class project in …

Sep 15

Incoming Students Pledge Support for Campus Sustainability

First-year undergraduate and graduate students were introduced to Stanford’s thriving culture of sustainability during their first moments on campus, thanks to an increased partnership among Sustainable Stanford, the Vice Provost …

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Oct 15

Stanford Ups Its Game in National Game Day Challenge

On October 3, 2015, at its home football game against Arizona, for the second consecutive year Stanford competed in the national Game Day Challenge organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection …

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Oct 15

Escondido Elementary Tours Stanford Recycling Center

Over 90 children, parents, and teachers from Escondido Elementary, located on campus, walked over to the Stanford Recycling Center to learn about best practices in waste reduction. The kids rotated …

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Dec 15

R&DE Expands Food Donation Program

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) expanded its commitment to helping the community by donating extra food to three local programs in East Palo Alto. R&DE first focuses on reducing food …

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Feb 16

Students Organize Petition for Sustainable Serviceware at Campus Cafés

In efforts to reduce the number of single-use coffee cups that are used on campus every day and destined for the landfill, Students for a Sustainable Stanford launched an awareness …

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Feb 16

Campus Strives for Zero Waste during RecycleMania Competition

Stanford took action against campus waste during winter quarter, resulting in a strong finish in RecycleMania, a national competition aimed at increasing recycling and composting and reducing landfilling. During February …

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Feb 16

Campus Cafés Diverting Resources from Landfill with New Waste Stations

New waste stations were installed outside of cafés and eateries in the academic areas of campus to capture more compost and recycling. On-campus cafés are a big source of compostables, …

Mar 16

Sustainable Organic Solutions Facility Tours Offered during RecycleMania

Stanford takes a portion of its food-rich compost to the Sustainable Organic Solutions (SOS) facility to be processed into a high-quality and nutrient-rich product that can be used as a …

Mar 16

Lab Share Event Reduces Waste and Conserves Research Funding

A first-of-its-kind lab share event organized through the Cardinal Green Lab program brought lab occupants from across campus together in an effort to reduce waste and promote reuse in the …

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Mar 16

Campus Forum Highlights Solutions to Reducing Food Waste

The Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste Forum, co-hosted by national organization ReFED and Stanford’s FEED (Food Entrepreneurship Education Design) Collaborative, aimed to advance the national dialogue on scalable solutions to …

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Apr 16

Wilbur and Stern Compost Collection Reduces Landfill Waste by 25%

During spring quarter the Wilbur and Stern student residences began composting their bathroom paper towels and kitchenette scraps. To measure waste diversion, student interns, along with residents, conducted waste audits …

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Apr 16

Codiga Resource Recovery Center Nears Completion

Stanford moved into the final phase of construction of the William and Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, which will test and accelerate the development of promising technologies for the recovery …

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May 16

Repair Café Teaches Skills, Reduces Waste

Don’t throw out that appliance! Repair it! This was the message at the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Repair Café event on May 22. Attendees were invited to bring …

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Jun 16

Give & Go Program Diverts Tons from Landfill during Student Move Out

Residential and Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing organized the fourth annual Give & Go Move Out Campaign to encourage students to divert their unwanted reusable items from the landfill by …

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Aug 16

Cardinal Green Labs Launches Voluntary Lab Recycling Program

Many items used in laboratories can be recycled, including cardboard, paper, metal, and certain uncontaminated glass and plastics. However, most labs don’t have easy access to recycling bins. In response, …

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