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About WRR

NC State Waste Reduction and Recycling offers comprehensive waste management and educational services to NC State University.

Established in 2001, Waste Reduction and Recycling (WRR) offers comprehensive waste management and educational services to NC State University and many Centennial Campus partners. These contracted exterior management services include hauling dumpsters or carts for the following materials:

  • Waste-to-Landfill
  • Mixed Recycling
  • Cardboard Recycling
  • Electronics Recycling
  • Specific Item Recycling (ex. pallets)
  • Organics Composting
  • Autoclave

By choosing WRR, NC State campus customers benefit from:

  • Competitive Rates
  • Same-day responses with most special requests resolved within 24 hours
  • Trained professionals with customer-first focus
  • Expanded recycling services for clients (ex. clean-out services) and building infrastructure
  • Educational services for teams & departments
  • Synchronized corporate sustainability goals

Learn more about these services and programs that support NC State’s 70% waste diversion goal:

Policies and Guidelines

NC State’s waste reduction efforts are rooted in numerous data-driven studies and sustainability-related policies, procedures and commitments.

Campus Commitments

Other Commitments

State of North Carolina Commitments

Awards and Recognition

NC State is a leader in waste reduction and diversion efforts.

2022 Awards and Recognition

Ann Winstead

NC State Sustainability Award-Student, 2022

2021 Awards and Recognition

Waste Reduction & Recycling

Mascot Recycling Challenge, Most Plastic Bottles Recycled, 2021

Zero Waste Wolfpack

GameDay Recycling Challenge, Waste Minimization Per Capita, 2021

2020 Awards and Recognition

Zero Waste Wolves

Carolina Recycling Association, 2020

Santos Mendez

NC State University Award for Excellence, 2020

2019 Awards and Recognition

Zero Waste Wolves

RecycleMania Case Study Competition, 2019

Zero Waste Wolfpack

Carolina Recycling Association, 2019

Wolf Pack-n-Give

City of Raleigh Environmental Award, 2019

Zero Waste Wolfpack

Green Sports Alliance Environmental Innovator Award, 2019

2018 Awards and Recognition

Kyra Levau

North Carolina Community Impact Award, 2018

Luis Gaitan

NC State University Award for Excellence, 2018

Luis Gaitan

Finance and Administration Awards for Excellence, 2018

Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde

NC State Green Brick Award, 2018

Zero Waste Wolfpack

City of Raleigh Environmental Award, 2018

Zero Waste Workplace

Carolina Recycling Association, 2018

2017 Awards and Recognition

Zero Waste Workplace

City of Raleigh Environmental Award, 2017

2016 Awards and Recognition

Waste Reduction Committee, NC State Stewards

NC State Green Brick Award, 2016

NC State

AASHE Stars, Gold, 2016

2015 Awards and Recognition

Pizza Box Compost Project

Carolina Recycling Association’s Outstanding Program Award, 2015

2014 Awards and Recognition

NC State

APPA Sustainability Award, 2014

Keith Smith

Green Brick Award, 2014

2013 Awards and Recognition

Sullivan Shops III

City of Raleigh Natural Conservation Award, 2013

Rick Gardner

NC State Green Brick Award, 2013

NC State

City of Raleigh Environmental Stewardship, 2013

University Dining

City of Raleigh Pioneering Efforts Award, 2013

Dr. Jonathan Casper

NC State Green Brick Award, 2013

2012 Awards and Recognition

Jack Colby

City of Raleigh Legacy Award, 2012

2011 Awards and Recognition

Megan Cain

NC State Green Brick Award, 2011

2010 Awards and Recognition

Ariel Fugate

NC State Green Brick Award, 2010

2009 Awards and Recognition

Natalie Bunch

NC State Green Brick Award, 2009

2008 Awards and Recognition

Barry Olson

NC State Green Brick Award, 2008

Rhonda Sherman

NC State Green Brick Award, 2008

2007 Awards and Recognition

Heidi Bunn

NC State Green Brick Award, 2007

Jim Konowski

NC State Green Brick Award, 2007

2006 Awards and Recognition

Ryan Powell

NC State Green Brick Award, 2006

2004 Awards and Recognition

Nessa Stone

NC State Green Brick Award, 2004