{"id":5533,"date":"2026-04-06T21:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5533"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:17:11","slug":"nau-waste-sensors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/nau-waste-sensors\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Waste Sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>NAU Waste Sensors<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The NAU Waste Sensors project equips the university&#8217;s waste infrastructure with innovative technology to measure, monitor, and significantly minimize waste production across campus. Spearheaded by Natalie Pierson in partnership with Facility Services, the initiative installs 106 smart sensors (53 for general waste and 53 for recycling) and 4 compact sensors into City of Flagstaff waste bins.\u00a0These sensors generate accurate, long-term data by measuring waste levels in real-time, sending alerts when bins reach capacity, and optimizing pick-up schedules to reduce carbon emissions from hauler miles traveled.\u00a0This strategic data collection fills a crucial gap identified in the university&#8217;s Climate Action Plan, paving the way for targeted waste reduction strategies.\u00a0The project also engages the campus community through the Sensoneo Student App, empowering students to locate empty bins, report overflowing trash, and actively participate in creating a zero-waste campus environment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2677 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/09\/IMG-9076-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/09\/IMG-9076-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/09\/IMG-9076-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/09\/IMG-9076-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Natalie Pierson<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Andrew Iacona<\/p>\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<p>04\/13\/2022<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$72,624.00<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Facility Services<\/p>\n<p>Supporting Documents<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5533"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5535,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5533\/revisions\/5535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}