Approach — Aversion

Total Waste at ASU FY09–FY22

Aversion

ASU defines aversion as preventing waste from entering the institution and influencing how waste is circulated to reduce overall solid-waste output.

Aversion is a function of the durability of goods individuals choose when they purchase and dispose of goods and the institution’s systems to support repair, reuse and exchange.

The Zero Waste department tracks aversion year-to-year to see if the overall amount of waste produced through ASU educational, research and operational activities has reduced or increased compared to its 2008 baseline year.

Waste produced per person in pounds*

FTE students, faculty and staff

Downtown Phoenix, Lake Havasu, Polytechnic, Tempe and West FY 2008–FY 2022

Ditch the Dumpster supports ASU’s aversion goals. In FY 2022 ASU had a 20% aversion rate.

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