University of Colorado Boulder
About the Zero Waste Lab:
The CU Environmental Center's Applied Learning Lab for Zero Waste sponsors Internships and supports coursework to create better linkages between higher education and the sustainable materials management (SMM) industry- which broadly consists of reuse, recycling, composting companies and organizations. CU Students interested in Zero Waste academically or professionally, can get involved in several ways. Students can earn upper division internship credits through their department for CU's Zero Waste Research Internship. Students can also apply their academic work through class projects, research papers, and other faculty assignments. Several local and national projects are underway, with multi-disciplinary opportunities open on an ongoing basis. Projects underway or recently concluded: