Zero Waste Strategies
MSU is making zero waste a core part of campus culture through coordinated action. These strategies will guide future projects and ensure transparency, with progress reports documenting year-over-year results and implementation as sustainable choices become second nature.
Strategy 1: Increased Outreach, Education, and Visibility |
Strategy 2: Centralized Data Tracking |
Strategy 3: Support Student Interns & Projects |
| Increase zero waste awareness by informing campus, strengthening communication about projects, and promoting accessible opportunities to engage in sustainable practices across community. | Enhance all diversion tracking by improving data systems and providing consistent, quantitative feedback to campus partners on a monthly and annual basis. | Support student-led zero waste initiatives, events, and volunteer opportunities that foster hands-on learning, active collaboration, and a culture of sustainability across campus. |
Strategy 4: Supporting Growth of Infrastructure Across Campus |
Strategy 5: Supporting Sustainable Purchasing |
Strategy 6: Support Campus Towards Zero Waste |
| Support campus-wide zero waste infrastructure development and growth, including offices, multi-stream stations, composting, and facilities, to increase diversion and embed sustainable practices. | Promote upstream waste reduction by prioritizing reusable, recyclable, and compostable purchases, and implementing campus-wide buy-back, repair, and reuse programs with clear participation. | Foster cross-campus collaboration to implement consistent zero-waste procedures, align departments and students, and make the sustainable choice easy, habitual, and second nature. |
A table describing six strategies to work towards acheiving Zero Waste
Annual Zero Waste Progress Reports
As a part of transparent sustainabiity reporting at Montana State Unvieristy, annual fiscal year reports are created to share data collection and infromation with the MSU Community. These annual reports serve as a informational guide into clear data, guiding principles, and the history of Zero Waste at MSU. For more infomration please reach out to the Office of Sustainability.
Six Month Progress Reports
Zero Waste progress is not a one day, one office story. These progress reports serve as an oppurnity to share the story of collaboartion and impact across our MSU Community. Each report utilizes six months of data to compare the two most recent fiscal years.