Featured Initiatives
Sustainable Grounds
Bees, goats, prairies, and fire: see how U-M manages land sustainably.
Zero Waste Events
We offer step-by-step advice and materials to minimize waste at your events.
Solar on campus
On-campus solar installations began in spring 2025.
Making Waste Bins Work for You
Consistency, location, type, size: all key to waste reduction!
Sustainable Lab Hub
Explore dozens of resources to help you make research more sustainable.
Plastics Recycling:
What's the truth?
Information about plastics recycling at U-M and beyond.
sustainability goals progress
As efforts toward university-wide carbon neutrality progress, U-M continues to work toward its 2025 Ann Arbor campus sustainability goals, established in 2011 with a 2006 baseline. OCSI collaborates with units across U-M on efforts to reach these goals and is responsible for tracking and reporting progress.
GOAL: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25%
Achieved in 2022
GOAL: reduce vehicle carbon output per passenger trip by 30%
Reduction: 0%
GOAL: reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by 40%
Reduction: 14%
GOAL: increase U-M food purchased from local and sustainable sources to 20%
Purchased: 19%
GOAL: reduce chemical applications to campus landscapes by 40%
Achieved in 2019