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Campus Dining Services will have limited hours during spring break. 

The Residence Life main office will be open regular hours March 27-30 and will be closed on Friday, March 31. Various Residence Hall front desks will be open from 10am - 10pm each day throughout the break, with staff on-call to assist after hours.

The University Housing office will be remote the week of spring break and working 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is closed March 31.

Zero Waste

zero waste

What is Zero Waste?

Zero waste is an approach to waste management that emphasizes a cradle-to-cradle theory, where a material or product is recycled into a new product at the end of its life. It strives for reduced material use, increased use of benign materials, creation of longer product lives and reparability and increased ease of disassembly at end of life.  

donation

Donation Drive

During fall and spring move-out every year, we hold a reusable goods drive called Give-and-Go. Students donate everything from clothing and bedding to electronics and sporting goods. Last year we diverted over 28 tons of perfectly good items to local charities instead of it ending up in a landfill.

compost

Composting

We collect all of our pre- and post-consumer food waste in the dining centers, which is then sent to and processed by A1 Organics in Eaton, Colorado. They produce compost and mulch, available to local companies and citizens for landscaping.

Purchasing

Purchasing

We conduct product purchasing using the triple bottom line, which incorporates taking the social, environmental and financial impacts into consideration when making purchases. This can include things like how the product was sourced, how far it has to travel to reach us and the amount and type of packaging it comes in.

recycling

Recycling

We recycle paper, aluminum, glass, cardboard, plastic wrap, wooden delivery pallets, light bulbs, batteries and used cooking oil (for biodiesel). We also make if very easy for students to participate by providing bins almost everywhere and by providing recycling ambassadors at move-in to start educating students right away.

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