Written in partnership with US Composting Council, this manual outlines all the steps to creating a successful composting program on campus. This includes:

In partnership with Goodwill, PLAN has put together fun, creative reuse solutions to even further reduce waste on campus. Here, we cover:

PLAN’s Expanded Recycling manual addresses hard-to-recycle items often found on a typical college campus, what to do with them, and why it’s important to discard them responsibly. This manual covers:

This is a how-to guide for making reusable alternatives to disposable tampons and pads available and accessible on your campus. This includes:

With supplementary resources from Food Recovery Network, PLAN has compiled over 60 pages of best-practices guidance for reducing food waste on your campus. We move down the food waste hierarchy to tackle food waste from every angle, including:

From securing and setting up a space, to training and paying volunteers, to implementing effective marketing strategy, this manual helps campuses small and large with the logistics of how to run a successful free, thrift, or reuse store. Learning objective include:

This manual covers the logistics of planning, executing, and implementing a move-out program on your campus. Whether your campus already has a move-out program or you are seeking updated best-practices, these templates and case studies can meet you where you are in your program development. This manual can support with:

This manual has been updated to further support campuses wanting to eliminate non-essential, single-use plastics. With new case studies, updated best practices, and compiled research, this manual covers the meaning of and intention behind going ‘plastic-free.' Explore multiple strategies for breaking free from plastic!

This manual breaks down the relationship between Big Soda and Higher Ed, including steps to reduce the single-use plastic that beverage corporations bring to campus. This resource is the first of its kind to break down the legal jargon of Pouring Rights, and show how to leverage that knowledge to create change — from pushing for plastic-free packaging to campaigning to end your campus’ relationship with Big Soda.

Map out how to achieve the full-scale elimination of single-use, disposable plastics in campus dining operations! This manual contains campus case studies about how to incorporate reusable to-go programs into retail dining locations, a database of container-tracking app options for campuses to explore, and budget templates for how to calculate the total needs and costs of campus-wide programs.

This manual guides you through the process of partnering with Goodwill for your campus move out program. In this manual, we cover:

This manual covers the basics for how to identify and assess data from waste streams on your campus. We’ve re-written the 2015 manual to emphasize the ways in which waste audits can influence campus infrastructure and call out plastic-producing corporations. Learn how you can go beyond simply sorting trash and use waste audits as a powerful tool to advocate for lasting behavior change on campus.

From club events to arena sports games, here we’ve compiled all the essentials to hosting successful zero waste events. Learn about:

Many campuses use contracts for dining, beverage, apparel, IT, transportation, custodial services, and more. Usually, these contracts are not advertised. This guide supports you in gaining important, public information about your campus contracts to encourage transparency & accountability for campus operations.

The funds are there for the taking! Every year, thousands of dollars on college campuses, meant for student-led programming, goes unused simply because students aren’t given the tools to access it. Use this quick guide to help unlock funding on your campus!