Zero Waste Events
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![recycling, compost, and landfill bins](/sites/default/files/styles/multi_img_carousel/public/2023-07/Chancellor%27s%20Speech_0.png?itok=73qqcF4P)
![zero waste event champions, Jean Song and Laura Cotton](/sites/default/files/styles/multi_img_carousel/public/2023-07/Gallery%20Reception_0.png?itok=g4zqPcAb)
![food table with zero waste event signage](/sites/default/files/styles/multi_img_carousel/public/2023-07/Gallery%20Reception%20Table_0.png?itok=VTqJ5cvv)
![audience at stamelos gallery reception](/sites/default/files/styles/multi_img_carousel/public/2023-07/Gallery%20Reception%20Guests_0.png?itok=kbZsAZlI)
![waste goalie volunteers monitoring zero waste event bins](/sites/default/files/styles/multi_img_carousel/public/2023-07/Gallery%20Reception%20Waste%20Goalies_0.png?itok=2Q7DfjQ8)
What is a Zero Waste Event?
Zero Waste Events (ZWE) aim to reduce, recycle, and compost as much waste as possible before, during, and after an event. UM-Dearborn follows common university standards that define zero waste events as those that divert 90% or more of the waste from the landfill. The remaining percentage that might be sent to landfill is considered acceptable because it discourages wish cycling, which is when non-recyclable items are incorrectly placed in the recycling stream.
We don't need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.Ann Marie Bonneau, Award-winning Zero Waste Chef and Author
How to host a Zero Waste Event at UM-Dearborn
All UM-Dearborn organizations are invited to host zero waste events. Plan ahead, and request to make your next event zero waste!
What goes where during Zero Waste Events?
Sustainability at UM-Dearborn
Phone:
313-593-5270