Towson University
2019 Case Study Winner in the Education and Awareness Category - Towson's inaugural Fix It Fair’s focus was to encourage students to be mindful consumers in a throwaway society—to fix more and waste less.
North Carolina State University
2019 Case Study Winner in the Waste Minimization Category - A student-driven paper towel composting program for campus residence halls to improve waste diversion and create life-long sustainable knowledge and habits for students.
Knox College
2019 Case Study Winner in the Food Waste Reduction Category - Repurposing food waste to address food insecurity with the three-fold focus of promoting sustainability, social justice, and health in our community.
Central New Mexico Community College
2019 Case Study Honorable Mention in the Education and Awareness Category - Educational outreach campaign and recycling bin reorganization. Omitted the 2018 pre-RecycleMania custodial training and added a Recycling Audit to further understand diversion rates.
Waste Minimization Case Studies
Rider University
2019 - Using weekly themes and events, we used the RecycleMania competition as a platform to educate the campus community about waste minimization and landfill diversion opportunities.
Cedar Valley College
2019 - How are campus community members contributing to the usage of recyclable materials and how we save and re-utilize those materials.
Georgia Southern University
2019 - Determining recycling habits while trashcans are available in classrooms versus recycling habits while trashcans are not available in classrooms.
North Carolina State University
2019 - A student-driven paper towel composting program for campus residence halls to improve waste diversion and create life-long sustainable knowledge and habits for students.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
2019 - Would the recycling rates inside Heide Lecture Hall be improved if the small classroom trash and recycling bins were replaced with larger recycling infrastructure located in the hallways?
Raritan Valley Community College
2018 - Studying the recycling habits of RVCC employees, and subsequently providing new recycling bins, signs, and dumpsters.
Food Waste Reduction Case Studies
Bridgewater College
2019 - Bridgewater College’s efforts towards food waste reduction.
California State University Maritime Academy
2019 - Reporting Cal Maritime’s waste management program on converting used kitchen cooking oil to biodiesel fuel.
Knox College
2019 - Repurposing food waste to address food insecurity with the three-fold focus of promoting sustainability, social justice, and health in our community.
The Ohio State University
2019 - Measuring the impact of different education strategies on the level of contamination found in organic, post-consumer waste collected in a traditional, “cafeteria style” dining facility.
The University of Akron
2018 - Physical Facilities (PFOC) partnered with Aramark to reduce waste associated with meal preparation and to capture and divert post-consumer food scraps from the landfill.
University of Albany
2018 - Reducing food waste on University at Albany Uptown College campus.
Education and Awareness Case Studies
Bard College
2019 - Teaching students to recycle properly while also demonstrating how to put on a carnival without creating any waste, and giving out reusable prizes
Bard College
2019 - Spreading awareness of items sold on campus that seem recyclable but are not, and give an example as to how they can be repurposed.
Bard College
2019 - Teaching students that water provided on campus from the tap and the filter are safe and tasty to drink. They do not need to use single use water bottles.
California State University, Northridge
2019 - CSU Northridge's goal is to educate students, faculty, & staff on recycling efforts. We would like to emphasize proper waste procedures along with waste minimization.
Central New Mexico Community College
2019 - Educational outreach campaign and recycling bin reorganization. Omitted the 2018 pre-RecycleMania custodial training and added a Recycling Audit to further understand diversion rates.
San Diego State University
2019 - Recycling is Beautiful (RiB) is an awareness campaign and art project where students create artwork that is printed and wrapped around our concrete recycling bins.
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
2019 - Education and awareness was practiced and assessed in initiating recycling on campus based on outreach and marketing strategies between the student body, administration, and faculty.
Towson University
2019 - Towson's inaugural Fix It Fair’s focus was to encourage students to be mindful consumers in a throwaway society—to fix more and waste less.
University of New Haven
2019 - The Office of Facilities collaborated with several on-campus offices and organizations to spread information and increase knowledge about the RecycleMania competition and proper campus recycling procedures.
Central New Mexico Community College
2018 - Strategic educational outreach targeting students, staff and faculty, and associated Recycling bin reorganization on Main campus.
University of Virginia
2018 - Educate UVA community about importance of reducing all food-associated waste by avoiding single-use plastics, composting uneaten food, and promoting use of reusable bags and containers.
Bard College
2018 - Our office did weekly tabling in our campus center to educate our students about waste on campus and give them resources to reduce their waste.
Nova Southeastern University
2018 - The Sustainability Walk and Ride targeted two areas of sustainability: sustainable forms of transportation and reusable water bottles to reduce plastic waste.
Towson University
2018 - Towson University’s Zero Waste Campaign focused on encouraging the use of reusable items by students and the implementation of Zero Waste Events on campus.
Rider University
2018 - Using weekly themes and events, we used the RecycleMania competition as a platform to educate the campus community about waste minimization and landfill diversion opportunities.
Nova Southeastern University
2018 - Educating students of the sustainability and food waste-reduction benefits provided when buying fresh produce from local farms.
University of Albany
2018 - The focus of our 2018 RecycleMania campaign was student engagement and marketing outreach.
University of Texas at Austin
2018 - Partnership between UT-Austin leadership skills development program and Resource Recovery to engage on-campus residents in interactive zero waste workshops and expand impact through outreach video.