Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI) has been serving Stanford for over 80 years. After a three-year competitive bid process, it was awarded a new 10-year contract to continue waste operations on campus and provide new services that offer multiple benefits to the campus community. “PSSI and the Pellegrini Family are honored to continue their successful multi-generational partnership with the university in planning for and achieving pragmatic zero waste goals,” shares Louie Pellegrini, President, PSSI.
The university put its waste service provider contract out for competitive bidding to ensure the campus community receives high-quality services that are safe, reliable, and efficient at competitive rates, and to find an innovative partner to help achieve Stanford’s Zero Waste by 2030 goal, diverting 90% or more of its waste from landfill.
Amidst an ever changing regulatory landscape and the fluctuating recycling markets, Stanford is grateful for one constant — a continued partnership with PSSI, which understands our campus operations and customer needs well.
Stanford has set a new benchmark for sustainability at live events through its first major concert hosted by Stanford Athletics and Stanford Live. Sustainable Stanford hosted a fireside chat with sustainability leadership from Live Nation and Warner Music Group in tandem with this milestone.
From reducing embodied carbon in construction to piloting organic landscape management, the annual Student Sustainability Symposium highlighted how student-led innovation is driving sustainability at Stanford.
Laura Segura Gonzalez, a second-year design student, is leading jean upcycling workshops to combat fast fashion waste, empowering students to transform old jeans into something new.
