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Name
Nikhil Schneider
Title
Energy & Sustainability Coordinator, California State University, Northridge
Bio
Nikhil Schneider graduated from the University of Houston in 2016, where he earned a B.S. in Environmental Science with a minor in Energy and Sustainability. While there, he spent three years working in the Outdoor Adventure program, and two years in The University's Office of Sustainability. In September of 2017 he began the position of Energy and Sustainability Coordinator in California State University, Northridge's department of Facilities Planning, Design & Construction. He has since played a key role in The University's progress towards more sustainable waste practices, transportation, energy management and more.
Bin There, Done That: Improving CSUN's Indoor Waste Infrastructure
This presentation will describe the process undertaken by California State University Northridge (CSUN) to update its waste hauling contract, indoor waste infrastructure and educational efforts to divert more material from the landfill. Prior to these changes, CSUN had separate bins for CRV material (bottles and cans), mixed paper, and landfill material. Each of these streams were handled by different vendors, and this system forced users to put other recyclables, such as mixed plastics or non-CRV aluminum, into the landfill stream.
Shortly after adopting a Zero Waste Plan early in 2019, CSUN's waste hauling contract expired, and the university took that opportunity to comingle its recyclables and add a new stream for compostable material. To accompany this change, new trios of bins were installed in centralized areas throughout all campus buildings, with separate streams for landfill, recyclable and compostable material. This was a drastic change for university employees, students and custodial staff, and CSUN has undertaken significant efforts since then to educate the campus community on what goes into each bin, keep up with shifting guidelines from its hauler, and keep the new system functioning smoothly.
Attendees will learn about CSUN's approach to its new hauling contract, user education, and bin deployment, as well as the multitude of challenges that accompanied each of these steps. Audience members will be able to hear CSUN's key takeaways, ask their own questions, and bring insights back to their own organizations to improve their own waste handing processes.
Bin There, Done That: Improving CSUN's Indoor Waste Infrastructure
This presentation will describe the process undertaken by California State University Northridge (CSUN) to update its waste hauling contract, indoor waste infrastructure and educational efforts to divert more material from the landfill. Prior to these changes, CSUN had separate bins for CRV material (bottles and cans), mixed paper, and landfill material. Each of these streams were handled by different vendors, and this system forced users to put other recyclables, such as mixed plastics or non-CRV aluminum, into the landfill stream.
Shortly after adopting a Zero Waste Plan early in 2019, CSUN's waste hauling contract expired, and the university took that opportunity to comingle its recyclables and add a new stream for compostable material. To accompany this change, new trios of bins were installed in centralized areas throughout all campus buildings, with separate streams for landfill, recyclable and compostable material. This was a drastic change for university employees, students and custodial staff, and CSUN has undertaken significant efforts since then to educate the campus community on what goes into each bin, keep up with shifting guidelines from its hauler, and keep the new system functioning smoothly.
Attendees will learn about CSUN's approach to its new hauling contract, user education, and bin deployment, as well as the multitude of challenges that accompanied each of these steps. Audience members will be able to hear CSUN's key takeaways, ask their own questions, and bring insights back to their own organizations to improve their own waste handing processes.
