Browse Items (5 total)

This project looked at how waste is managed in the Retreat dining area and looking into the possibility for installing a compost system to reduce landfill/incinerator waste.

This is a dataset that was collected by the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Intern team in the Office of Sustainability during the Fall semester 2025. They collected information about all outdoor waste receptacles at Vassar College..

This is a dataset that was collected by the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Intern team in the Office of Sustainability during the Fall semester 2025. They went through most buildings on campus compiling information about waste receptacles in public use…

This procedure highlights how the Office of Sustainability Interns have completed waste audits by weight. This applies to past data collection. More recent data collection was completed using volume.

From Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, Vassar’s Office of Sustainability conducted a total of 34 waste audits across campus. This report compiles the findings of these audits.