Embrace Stanford’s culture of living sustainably as you move into your new home. Set yourself up early and for success! Take advantage of the campus tools needed to reduce your environmental impact while living on campus.
Take a look at this quick video for sustainable move-in tips from Izabella Dos-Santos, Stanford class of 2026:
Stanford is an award-winning campus for being bicycle friendly. Incoming students don’t need a car to get around campus, with ample bike parking, bicycle maintenance hot spots around campus, and on-campus bike repair shops. If you’re in the market for a new bike, check out the Transportation Department resource site.
Sorting food scraps, paper towels, and compostable foodware is one of the simplest daily actions you can take to combat climate change. Contact your Housing Service Center to request a compost pail.
Residential & Dining Enterprises offers students access to a free, powerful and environmentally friendly cleaning solution that eliminates the need for harsh chemicals, and the plastic and water pollution they create. Contact your Housing Service Center to request a spray bottle.
Watch a video overview of waste sorting at Stanford to reduce your waste footprint.
From sustainable beats and food recovery leaps, the year 2025 set a new standard for Stanford traditions and operations.
We’re building our zero waste playbook—starting with the stats. By hand-sorting our trash, we’re uncovering strategic cuts to the landfill.
The university earns STARS Platinum in version 3.0, the highest score under the sustainability rating system.