Highlights Bin upgrades In response to COVID-19, Sun Devil Dining offered a to-go service using compostable and reusable containers. To enhance that effort, the Zero Waste department installed 18 compost-recycle dual-litter containers around the Tempe campus Memorial Union and Hassayampa dining halls for the fall 2020 semester. The Zero Waste department also refurbished, replaced and installed 143 dual-litter bins, equating to about 25% of all bins.
Dialing in on data The Zero Waste department launched a pilot program last year to monitor the volumes of front-load dumpsters to increase service use, such as ensuring only full containers are serviced. With added monitoring, we found that ASU was overreporting by about 30%. This information will help ASU reduce costs, report accurate data and make data-informed decisions to make ASU a more sustainable university.
Zero Waste Annual Report | Fiscal Year 2021
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