Recycling and Waste
► Wesleyan Recycling
WebsiteRecycling and Waste
Emissions from waste management include those associated with removal and
transport of waste materials on campus. Methane emissions from landfills could
also be attributed waste management practices. Actions that institutions can
take to reduce and eventually eliminate emissions associated with their waste
management practices include:
- reducing the volume of material flows on campus
- establishing and continually improving comprehensive recycling and
composting programs
- promoting the concept cradle-to-cradle sustainable product design, in
which "waste equals food" by purchasing goods that are designed to be
recycled and/or composted (see also "Procurement")
- establishing programs to reuse or resell items left behind by students
- working with the local and regional community to improve recycling and
composting infrastructure and policy
