The Blue Bag program complements the university’s widespread blue bin commingled recycling program. The following items are blue-bag friendly:
Waste Directory
Use our new Waste Directory to search for and discover how to dispose of, recycle and repurpose everyday items.
Any clean and dry soft plastic of any number or color. If it stretches before it tears it can be recycled in the soft plastic bins.
Examples include:
Small electronics, accessories, peripherals and media. Anything that plugs in or uses batteries or is associated with something that plugs in or uses batteries including:
How to dispose:
Styrofoam and block polystyrene/chunk white Styrofoam commonly found in furniture or electronics packaging is no longer accepted for recycling at ASU. Please place Styrofoam in the landfill bin and consider alternatives, such as recyclable or compostable packaging materials, to help reduce landfill waste.
Our mission
Ditch the Dumpster diverts waste from landfills, supports local non-profits and teaches the ASU community about proper recycling and reuse.
Every year ASU students moving on or off-campus realize they have accumulated more stuff than they need or have space for. Many of those items do not belong in the landfill.
Ditch the Dumpster allows for reuse, repurpose or recycling of those items.
Contact
Email the Ditch the Dumpster team.
What is a Zero Waste event?
A Zero Waste event is an event with a set goal to minimize the total amount of waste sent to the landfill. Event planners can achieve zero waste at their events by reducing, reusing, and recycling where possible.
Email the Zero Waste department with your planning questions.
University Sustainability Practices engages in research to help the university meet sustainability goals.
It is important to celebrate wins along the way in achieving ASU’s sustainability goals.
The program is on Canvas and participants self-enroll by following the link above. Once in Canvas, participants can review the criteria for the credits or take the test to receive their certification automatically. Participation can contribute towards the sustainability core expectations on annual performance evaluations.