
State-of-the-Art Facilities Process Stanford’s Recycling and Compost
Stanford maximizes waste diversion by sending recyclables, compost, and construction materials to multiple advanced facilities.

Stanford maximizes waste diversion by sending recyclables, compost, and construction materials to multiple advanced facilities.

Stanford decommissioned its automated recycling sorting line and donated it to a California company, repurposing the equipment to turn food byproducts into animal feed.

The newly established team brings together expertise on critical pieces of the puzzle to work towards zero waste goals.

Stanford is revolutionizing cleaning with its ozone-based Cardinal Clean system, reducing chemical use by 90% and preventing over 2,140 pounds of plastic waste annually.
All 14 buildings of the School of Medicine now have recycling bins in labs and compost collection in bathrooms, breakrooms, and kitchens.

Stanford received the Outstanding Waste Prevention Award from the California Resource Recovery Association for the innovative Cardinal Clean program.

Sustainable Stanford is reimagining the My Cardinal Green sustainability outreach incentive platform.

Earth Month 2023 was celebrated with many events, community gatherings, and educational opportunities for a more sustainable future.

Earth Week has been celebrated at Stanford over the past decade in ways that bring together the campus community to envision a more sustainable future.

Stanford won the top award for the Per Capita category (large campus size) in the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition.