Contacts and services

The Zero Waste department provides the following services to all ASU campuses

Contacts

The Zero Waste team is here to guide the university to be a leader in sustainable solid-waste management and supports ASU’s department's transition to a circular economy. Please select the staff member whose responsibility most closely aligns with your inquiry.

For general inquiries, email us for a quick response.

For service requests, submit here or go to my.asu.edu and select Service>Facilities Services>New Request.

Staff	Responsibility
Alana Levine Director	Office operations. University initiatives.
Joshua Ellner Manager Enterprise Operations	Compactor service and maintenance. Data management. Downstream management. Establish Specialty Collection service. Solid waste infrastructure and operations. Waste management contracts.
Reiven Krausse Program Coordinator	Office Compost and Blue Bag coordination. Recycling collection coordination.
Kelsey Gaude Program Manager Strategic Partnerships	Athletics engagement. Event support. Residential Life engagement. Starbucks reusables partnership.
Kendon Jung Program Manager Experience Design	Communication and media requests. Marketing: branding, web, annual reports and labels. Presentation requests. Student and faculty project inquiries.
Molly Longton Program Coordinator	Marketing: social media. Volunteer opportunities.

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Data management

The Zero Waste department manages the tracking and reporting of all metrics related to solid waste and the university zero waste goal.

ASU also reports its metrics to several national programs for waste diversion and aversion.

Campus Race to Zero Waste – Nationwide competition among universities that encourages recycling and waste reduction efforts on campus.
- GameDay: Football.
- Game Day: Basketball.
EPA Food Recovery Challenge – A pledge to improve ASU's sustainable food management practices.
Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge – Recycling competition among Pac-12 schools during football and basketball seasons.

Materials removal

The Zero Waste team completes service requests on the Tempe campus daily. Other valley campuses are serviced once a week.

Monday: Tempe campus.
Tuesday: Polytechnic and Tempe campuses.
Wednesday: Tempe campus.
Thursday: Downtown, Tempe, Thunderbird and West campuses.
Friday: Tempe campus.

Custodial Services empties all of the recycling and landfill bins in common areas and brings the waste to appropriate dumpster locations. Waste is then hauled by Republic Services to either ReCommunity, (blue bin/commingled recycling), City of Phoenix Compost Facility (green bin/food waste), or a landfill.

Provision of tools

The Zero Waste team manages the procurement of

Compost bins.
Recycling blue bins.
Special collection bins.

If you need a bin, submit a request.

Students that live on campus and need a bin for their residence hall room must submit a Facilities Management Maintenance request.

Signature events

Dine Healthy be Healthy – To celebrate National Nutritional Health month, this event helps Sun Devils make healthy decisions on the foods they purchase. The Zero Waste team supports Sun Devil Hospitality in making this event zero waste.
Eat Well Live Well – A free food event to promote the awareness of local sustainable food options. The Zero Waste team supports Sun Devil Hospitality in making this event zero waste.
Green Games – The Zero Waste team supports Sun Devil Athletics sustainability with waste diversion at all Tempe campus athletic venues. Each ASU sport commits to hosting one green game per season.
New Student Orientation Lunches –The Zero Waste team supports New Student and Family Programs and the Memorial Union in making each orientation lunch a zero waste event.
Staff BBQs – The Zero Waste team supports ASU Staff Council in making each campus staff appreciation BBQ a zero waste event.

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