SCU's sustainability strategic action plan through 2030, Sustainable SCU: Leading Through Laudato Si’, challenges our campus community to more deeply integrate our commitment to caring for the common good and our common home into every aspect of life at SCU.
The focus area of Operations: Resources outlines the following goal, strategy, and sub-strategies around waste reduction:
Goal
Santa Clara University will model sustainable operational practices by minimizing harmful impacts on humans and the environment through ecologically managed grounds, sustainable procurement, waste minimization and recovery, and decreased water use.
Strategies
OPR 2: Waste By 2030, divert 75% of waste from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating, or re-selling.
- Sub-strategies include developing a waste minimization and recovery plan focusing on food (from on-campus kitchens), packaging, construction/demolition, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
