65% Waste Diversion
Description:
Reduce the volume of municipal waste going to the landfill by 65%.
Champions:
Facilities Management, Office of Procurement, Auxiliary Services, Dining Services
Source:
Climate Action Roadmap
Strategies
- Expand educational and outreach programs to raise community participation in waste minimization practices by 2022.
- Develop a Sustainable Waste Management Plan for the college to increase the campus’ waste diversion rate, in phases, through source reduction, recycling, composting, and repurposing by 2023.
- Eliminate the distribution of single-use plastics by 2025 in accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia Executive Order 77.
- Pilot a program to achieve a zero-waste building by 2026.
