Composting
Recycling Program
Source Reduction
Furniture
No bottled water
RecycleMania

Composting

Composting reduces the amount of waste that is sent to landfills while creating a natural additive that improves soil. UC Davis’s Guide on Composting provides a useful outline on how to develop a composting infrastructure.

Recycling program

Recycling diverts reusable resources from sitting in a landfill while saving the college money on disposal costs. The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District has a helpful guide to Recycling in the Work Place.

Source reduction

Did you know that the amount of waste each person creates has almost doubled from 2.7 to 4.4 pounds per day in the past 35 years? Preventing waste is good for the environment and for disposal costs. This can involve using less paper, energy, or disposable cups.

Furniture

GreenGuard is a non-profit organization that certifies low-emitting products. Check out A Piece of Cleveland for office furniture from deconstructed homes in Cleveland.

No bottled water

Americans use 2.5 million plastic water bottles every hour! Reduce this number on campus by removing bottled water from campus stores and eateries. Instead, sell reusable water bottles with the college’s logo and provide glasses and pitchers of water at events.

RecycleMania

RecycleMania is a popular competition between schools that promotes campus recycling programs and waste reduction.