Aspirational Goal: Create a culture that strives for zero-waste and materials management through a circular economy.
Long Term Objectives
Become a zero-waste campus by 2030 from non-research enterprises.
Develop integrated procurement and waste management policies that apply a waste hierarchy across all resource streams – material source, waste avoidance, reduction, re-use, recycling, and disposal by 2025.
Short Term Objectives
Reduce waste per capita by 50%.
Achieve a landfill waste diversion rate of 80% that includes deconstruction and construction waste.
Increase the number of zero-waste events by 25 per year for five years.
Develop and pilot a social marketing strategy for students to reduce move out waste by 25% through the use of recycling, repurposing, and reselling.
Create and implement a campus building waste reduction award.
Current Initiatives
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Sustainability Tips
Being mindful of personal waste generation is a great way to make progress toward UNL’s waste reduction goals. Through the All in the Hall recycling program, UNL community members are empowered to monitor, transport, and sort their waste items at centralized stations. It is expected that this will lead to more mindful consumption and disposal behaviors, reducing contamination and improving recycling rates!
What Happens to Waste at UNL?
