
Stanford is the Top-Scoring Institution for Sustainability Under AASHE STARS 3.0
The university earns STARS Platinum in version 3.0, the highest score under the sustainability rating system.
Join the growing number of student leaders advancing sustainability on campus.
Stream the ten-minute waste sorting training at your next dorm on-call & receive a $20 gift card!
How to Participate
On hot days, help your dorm reduce energy from 12 to 8 p.m. to help outsmart hitting peak power.
Ordering for your dorm or house? Check out guidelines for sustainable purchasing from Amazon.
Explore how to travel sustainably as a student at Stanford with these curated tips and helpful links.

Are you a Resident Assistant (RA) or Community Associate (CA) looking for programming for your residents? Are you a student interested in building a sustainable community within your dorm? Check out the sustainability toolkit developed by Residential and Dining Enterprises (R&DE) that provides shareable tips on waste, water, green cleaning, and more!
Help advance sustainable practices in your dorm by sharing other daily tips and tricks to live lightly all year round.


The university earns STARS Platinum in version 3.0, the highest score under the sustainability rating system.

Stanford Travel/Study, an educational travel program for alumni and friends of the university, is tackling plastic waste trip by trip.

New campus fueling station makes waste operations more efficient and sustainable.