Wasteless You

Anna Gomes, a PhD Candidate in Earth System Science, refuses the status quo when it comes to sustainability at Stanford. Her advocacy encourages administration, departments, and fellow students at Stanford to “walk the walk” for sustainability.

At the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (CME), leaders Kurt Snyder and Mary Sisney make sure that while educating the world’s providers and physicians, they also promote sustainable behaviors in teaching and in practice.

When everything at Coupa Cafe is compostable, there’s no confusion about sorting your waste!

Edward Florendo, Animal Care Supervisor at the School of Medicine, identified a remedy for a hard-to-recycle plastic in his labs, diverting thousands of pounds of plastic from landfills annually. 

Earth Systems student Justin Donohugh (’24) revived his film skills to help rethink how we communicate about zero waste.

As the Chair of the Sustainability Committee for SCRL (Stanford Campus Residential Leaseholders), Tanya Luhrmann helps rethink how the 1,000+ staff and faculty who live on Stanford’s campus can be more sustainable. 

Laura DiMario, Executive Director of Stanford’s Redwood City campus, leads several custodial initiatives to reduce waste and the environmental impact of traditional cleaning services.

Senior Event Planner Beline Falzon ensures that food service at events operates smoothly and sustainably, reducing waste and showcasing the mission of the King Center on Global Development.

Carol Richards helps preschoolers at the Stanford Arboretum Children’s Center become wise about waste. Through engaging activities like repurposing waste, the children have become experts on composting and circularity.

Stanford Athletics’ newly Green-Certified Fueling Station, managed by Angela Trinh, is leading the way for sustainability in fast-paced food service operations.

Research is necessary for progress, but it is inevitably costly and quite wasteful. Linda Heneghan is on a mission to reduce unnecessary waste in the School of Medicine’s labs by hosting an annual reuse event.

Ever wondered what happens to the unused, weather-battered, disassembled bikes cluttering bike lots across campus? Donnovan Yisrael is on a mission to reclaim these beaten bikes for reuse.