Waste Management

The New School generates around two and a half million pounds of waste each year. Forty-five percent of that waste is directly diverted from a landfill through recycling and composting. Our generation of waste contributes an additional 5 percent to the total carbon emissions generated by the campus.

The university's sustainability goals include continually striving to improve waste disposal operations, reducing the overall generation of waste, and increasing the proportion of waste that we recycle or otherwise divert from a landfill. The New School was the sole college or university participant in NYC's Zero Waste Challenge — helping to reduce waste while providing valuable data and feedback to the city.

For additional waste trends and data, visit The New School's Sustainability Dashboard.