Get on board with the War on Waste

It can be overwhelming to think about all the ways we can reduce waste, whether or not those practices cause more harm than good. However, instead of looking at the big picture, we can often make more progress and have a greater impact by focusing on what we can do in our own backyards – the things that we can do now.

In November 2023, Charles Sturt University Alumni ran a ‘War on Waste’ sustainability challenge to measure how much waste the university could save in just one month. The challenge focused on kilograms of waste diverted from landfill, kilograms of CO2 saved and water consumption. Every participant’s efforts contributed to great results! By the end of the challenge, we had:

• 153 participants from eight countries
• 2,748 sustainability actions logged
• 7,269kg of CO2 saved
• 251kg of waste diverted
• 78,000L of water saved.