The Zero Waste Committee strives to eliminate waste by focusing on five primary objectives: To promote reduction, reuse and recycling of all materials used on the UCSB campus and the surrounding community To promote composting, the use of composted products including organic fertilizer, and to increase the ecological literacy on the UCSB campus and in the surrounding community To promote the buying of recycled and sustainable products on the UCSB campus and in the surrounding community To work closely with other environmental groups throughout the community in efforts to reduce the overall ecological footprint humans have on their local ecosystems To ensure UCSB and the surrounding community uphold all California State Mandated recycling laws The Zero Waste Committee also advises the A.S. Recycling Program so that it may continue to work with the campus and the local community in reaching the goals of the University Office of the President mandated goal of 75% diversion rate by 2012 and 100% diversion rate by 2020.
