PLAN Releases 2025 Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses
The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) recently released its 2025 list of Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in the U.S., as assessed by PLAN’s Atlas Zero Waste Certification Program. Atlas is a holistic assessment framework for measuring waste reduction on college and university campuses.
U New Mexico Publishes Five Year Sustainability Plan
The university's inaugural Strategic Sustainability Plan was released in October and is organized around two core areas–campus operations, focusing on university physical infrastructure and services that support the institution; and engagement and culture, focusing on embedding sustainability in education, training, events and governance across campus.
U Pacific Sources 100% Renewable Electricity
Renewable energy sources now provide 100 percent of the electricity needs across all three of the university's campuses. Hydroelectric and solar power provides most of the electricity on the three northern California campuses, with additional power from geothermal and wind sources.
Princeton Review Issues 2026 Guide to Green Colleges
The newest annual edition of The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges profiles 388 colleges that practice and promote environmental responsibility. Collectively, these institutions source 18 percent of their energy from clean and renewable sources and divert 38 percent of their waste from incinerators or landfills. Ninety four percent have a sustainability officer and 98 percent offer a sustainability focused undergraduate major or degree. The guide also includes a top 50 list.
