Zero Waste Resources
Additional Links
For questions or service issues, email: recycling@ucsc.edu
Work Orders
Request waste management services with the CruzFix Work Order system or contact the Work Order Desk.
Zero Waste Events
Get waste collection services and information for events.
- Put in a work order request or contact the work order desk (831-459-4444; wodesk@ucsc.edu.
- Contact waste collection staff at recycling@ucsc.edu.
- The Zero Waste Events Guide will help you plan your event.
- Learn about event spaces and other event resources.
Zero Waste Guides
Zero Waste Campus Plans and Reports
Zero Waste Plans
The latest overall plan for campus Zero Waste was prepared in 2020. It lists the basic elements to work toward. Some of the tasks have already been accomplished or are in the works. Others will be updated and broken down into more specific action plans.
Zero Waste Plan Elements 2020
The Materials Characterization study shows how much of each waste material was found in campus containers.
Materials Characterization Study 2020
Campus Waste Operations Facility Concept Plan
The major zero waste initiative of the past decade was a dedicated composting facility on campus. The plan for the facility was fully approved at all levels but funding was not available. At this point, the need for such a facility is unclear and a potential site would have to fit into the updated campus Long Range Development Plan.
Consolidated Material Recovery Facility and Compost Study 2014
Campus Sustainability Plans
Zero waste plans fit into the campus overall sustainability planning, presented in these reports.
Sustainability & Climate Action Plan
Sustainability Progress Reporting