UC Irvine is reducing its carbon footprint through recycling and composting to achieve Zero Waste

UCI Diversion by Commodity

Zero-Waste Event Results

Event Date # of People Diversion

Homecoming 2012 Jan. 28th 4000 74%

TEDxUCIrvine Mar. 3rd 200 96%

Celebrate UCI/Wayzgoose April 21st 4000 95%

Reggaefest June 8th 2000 98%

Staff Assembly Picnic Aug. 31st 4500 95%

Dodgeball Sept. 25th 5000 85%

Juvenile Diabetes Walk Nov 4th 6,000 90%

Homecoming 2013 Jan 12th 4,00o 97%

UCI Facilities Management works closely with students and organizations to achieve “zero-waste” at large events held on campus.

Trash Talker Resources Student Sustainability Groups Student Clubs that require service hours Student Government Local clubs and high schools Conservation Corps Paid Staff REMEMBER TO TRAIN!

Where do you get the Zero Waste Bins?

Signs Signs Everywhere a Sign….

Knowing what’s being served can help you plan the clean up!

Allows students to refill their own water bottles with filtered water as well as reduce the use of 37 tons of plastic single-use bottles each year.

In 2013, we filled over 1.3 million reusable bottles

Record the Data from the Event

Event Date # of People Diversion Rate

Homecoming (First Zero Waste Event) 1/28/12 5,000 71.8%

TED x UC Irvine 3/3/12 400 95.8% Celebrate UCI 4/21/12 3,500 94.5%

Reggae fest 6/8/12 3,000 98.1%

Staff Picnic Aldrich Park 8/31/12 5,000 95.0% Dodge Ball UCI 9/25/12 6,000 85.0%

JDRF- Walk to Cure Diabetes 11/4/12 6,000 90.0% Homecoming 1/12/13 5,000 96.5%

Disney and Water 3/26-29/13 12,000 61.6% Celebrate UCI 4/20/13 3,500 82.8%

CA Forum Diversity in Edu 4/27/13 1,000 99.3% Library Development 5/14/13 180 83.3%

Bubble Run 5/25/13 4,000 98.5% Reggaefest 6/7/13 3,000 91.2%

Med Education 7/26/13 100 87.5%

Staff Appreciation Picnic 8/29/13 4,000 95.0% JDRF-Walk to Cure Diabetes 11/3-4/13 5,500 91.0%

Homecoming 1/24-25/14 4,000 97.1%

Celebrate UCI-Wayzgoose 04/12/14 3,500 82.8%

Disney and Water 03/26-27/14 12,000 96.8%

Puente Conference 04/03/14 500 87.8%

You can save money being a “Zero Waster”

Final Words

Contact information: Anne Krieghoff (949) 824 – 9097

akriegho@uci.edu or ucirecycles@uci.edu