Humboldt is committed to Zero Waste, a strategy that takes a ‘whole systems’ approach to products, services and processes, to eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste, to conserve and recover resources, and to not burn or bury them.  Zero waste encourages the redesign of resource lifecycles, so that all materials can be reused, returned, or recycled. Although recycling and organics diversion are critical components to a campus’ zero waste program, emphasis is placed on source reduction and re-use, as per the Zero Waste Hierarchy:

What are Cal Poly Humboldt's Zero Waste Goals?

• Reduce landfill bound waste to 50 percent of total campus waste by 2030, divert at least 80 percent from landfill by 2040, and move toward zero waste (CSU Sustainability Policy).
• Achieve 50% below 2015 levels by 2030 and 80% below 2015 levels by 2040 for residential and commercial waste [measured in pounds per person per day, or PPD] (Climate Action Plan 2.0).
• Humboldt is a zero waste campus by 2045 (Climate Action Plan 2.0).

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