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  • Climate Action Plan
    • Maximizing Resource Conservation and Efficiency
    • Purchasing Clean and Renewable Electricity
    • Decarbonizing District Heating and Cooling Systems
    • Electrifying NAU's Fleet
    • Creating a Culture of Sustainability
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
    • Cultivating a National Model of a Living Laboratory
  • Organizations
    • NAU Office of Sustainability
      • Office of Sustainability Staff
      • Legacy of Sustainability
    • Campus-Wide Sustainability Forum
      • Sustainability Forum Action Teams
      • Sustainability Leadership Awards
    • Green Fund
      • Green Fund Proposal
      • Green Fund Committee
  • Involvement
    • Portal to Action
    • Green Jacks
    • Energy Mentors
    • Academics
  • Sustainability
    • Careers with Impact
    • AASHE STARS Report
    • EV Charging
    • Recycling
      • Recycling on Campus
      • Composting
      • Glass Recycling
  • Campus
    • Dining
    • Grounds
      • Campus Gardens
      • LEED Buildings
      • Renewable Energy
    • Sustainable Transportation
      • Public Transportation
      • Yellow Bike Program
  • IN
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  • Composting

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Composting

Composting efforts at the university dispose of campus waste more sustainably than traditional waste management systems. The university composts over 300,000 pounds of material, which prevents 250 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

Watch Video: Composting at Northern Arizona University

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Campus composting partners

  • Campus Dining separates and collects pre-consumer food materials in back-house operations.
  • Facility Services works with student compost technicians to provide equipment expertise at the composting site. Compost technicians transport the majority of compost material to the composting site.

Supporters

  • Office of Sustainability
  • NAU Green Fund
  • Hooper Sustainability Award
  • Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Sustainable Communities graduate program
  • First Year Seminar Program
  • Garden Action Team

Contact

Jacob Vanetsky

Email:
jacob.vanetsky​@nau.edu
Welcome to Green NAU
Location
Room 464 Building 60
Student Academic Services
1100 S. Beaver St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
1100 S. Beaver St. #15099
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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Email
Green@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-0517
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