Sept. 12, 2025
Event planners can save time, money and effort by renting materials instead of buying new ones. Support ASU’s sustainability goals by choosing reusable items and compostable materials for your university events.
Check out these resources to find reusable decorations, dining ware, equipment and more:
Sustainability events, engagement, and training raise awareness, inspire action and build skills to tackle environmental and social challenges. Join University Sustainability Practices as we share sustainable practices, and empower individuals and organizations to turn knowledge into meaningful action for lasting positive change.
The Zero Waste department is piloting new waste management practices in the University Services Building and the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health. The program launched on Sept. 2, 2025, on the Tempe campus.
Mill bins –– a new type of compost bin –– are being tested in select rooms at the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health, Biodesign Institute and University Services Building.
Mill bins offer a cleaner and more efficient solution. Food scraps, including small bones and avocado pits, are accepted –– liquids, packaging, large bones and nonfood items are not.
Learn about ASU's new sustainability initiative at the Reusable K-Cup Program information session on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Facilitators will discuss the program, answer questions and share how your department can save money while advancing ASU's sustainability goals.
ASU takes bold steps to create a greener future. Departments like Procurement, University Sustainability Practices and Zero Waste regularly collaborate to reduce waste, encourage reuse and promote the university’s sustainability goals.
Aug. 1, 2025
Printing causes significant environmental impacts, from deforestation and carbon emissions to chemical pollution and e-waste. In 2008, ASU partnered with Canon to mitigate those impacts in its print services.
Launched in June 2018, the ASU Carbon Project purchases and generates offsets for difficult-to-mitigate ASU carbon emissions. The ASU Carbon Project is funded, in part, by the price on carbon for all ASU-sponsored air travel.
The project objectives are: