Join University Sustainability Practices throughout the year for events that celebrate and raise awareness about the value of sustainability in higher education.
April 2025 Earth Day Every Day Month events
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The designs showcase ASU's commitment to sustainability.
Smart, sustainable and efficient recycling reimagined.
ASU is introducing five Oscar Sort artificial intelligence-powered waste sorting systems to its campuses in spring 2025. These innovative sorting systems will help students, faculty and staff properly dispose of their waste while reducing contamination in recycling and compost bins.
Learn how to plan a sustainable event.
As ASU champions sustainability and zero waste practices across its campuses, event planners are crucial in driving meaningful change. By reducing waste and making mindful purchasing decisions, they support ASU’s sustainability goals and enhance the overall event experience. However, adopting these practices comes with challenges that planners must navigate to create more sustainable gatherings.
Available tools to incorporate sustainability into your purchasing decisions.
All purchases that ASU employees make — office supplies, welcome gifts, promotional items, scientific materials — affect ASU’s environmental footprint. The pressure to purchase items quickly often leads us to use familiar suppliers and large corporations.
ASU continues to embed sustainability into the goals, policies, procedures, decisions and daily activities of departments across the institution through collaborative action.
The garden donates at least 30 percent of its organic produce to local food banks and student groups.
When it comes to a sustainable and resilient future, ASU is committed to leading the world by example with the following initiatives and their associated commitments:
University Sustainability Practices coordinates the efforts of a large number of departments and individuals to measure progress against sustainability goals.
Humankind’s economic system, is designed around a linear path of extraction, processing, manufacturing, consumption and disposal. Nature does not use this process, instead nature’s process is circular. Through zero waste efforts, ASU is helping the local and global transition to a circular economy of materials.