| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.11 |
| Liaison | Kristin Larson |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2023 |
San Diego State University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Molly
Weber AASHE STARS Student Intern Office of Energy & Sustainability |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
Campus Race to Zero Waste is a national, annual tournament among U.S. universities and colleges to see which schools are the best at reducing their waste and recycling. SDSU has engaged students, faculty, and staff in the tournament by hosting weekly events on campus for creative reuse of material, updating landfill/recycling signage on the bins, marketing the campus recycling guidelines across campus, playing a trash sorting game with campus individuals, organizing giveaways of sustainable materials (utensils, reusable bottles, etc.), and posting waste reduction and recycling tips on social media. By participating in Campus Race to Zero Waste, SDSU hopes to improve waste awareness on campus and ultimately reach its goal of zero-waste.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Campus Race to Zero Waste overall 2022 Impact:
27.9 million pounds of waste donated, recycled, and composted.
200 million single‐use plastic containers removed from the waste stream.
Prevented release of 30,233 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) in‐
to the atmosphere, equivalent to preventing annual emissions from 6,376 cars!
Campus Race to Zero Waste 2022 engaged 3.6 million students, faculty, and staff at 200 U.S. and Canadian campuses.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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