The following resources are intended for campuses that are moving toward zero waste by reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting. These actions mitigate the need to extract virgin materials, such as trees and metals. It generally takes less energy and water to make a product with recycled material than with virgin resources. Reducing waste generation also reduces the flow of waste to incinerators and landfills, which produce greenhouse gas emissions and can contaminate air and groundwater supplies.

AASHE Lists & Databases

• Campus Bottled Water Bans and Reduction Campaigns
• Campus Case Studies on Waste Management
• Campus Composting Programs
• Campus Electronic Waste Programs, Policies & Events
• Campus Recycling and Waste Minimization Websites
• Campus Recycling and Waste Minimization Policies
• Campus Surplus Property Recycling Programs
• List of AASHE Business Members Offering Waste & Recycling-Related Products or Services

News, Research, and Publications

• AASHE Blog Posts on Sustainable Management of Campus Waste & Materials
• AASHE Bulletin Articles on Sustainable Management of Campus Waste & Materials
• Starting from Scratch: Greening Your Game Day (report)
• Student Research on Sustainable Management of Campus Waste & Materials

Professional Development

• AASHE Discussion Forum on Sustainable Management of Campus Waste & Materials
• Presentations from AASHE Conferences (2010- ) Related to Sustainable Management of Campus Waste & Materials