In Fall 2008 a proposal was made to obtain five animal-proof compost bins, five additional liners for the bins, a digital scale to weigh the amount of compost for monitoring purposes and five locks for Cal Poly Humboldt (Humboldt). 

In 2009, the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF) funded the installation of 4 lower embedded energy hand dryers in the Library’s 1st floor bathrooms. This project has concurrently reduced the amount of paper towels consumed by Cal Poly Humboldt and the amount of energy embedded in manufacturing and disposing of said paper towels.

In 2013, OZZI reusable food containers and OZZI return machines were purchased. Food containers were administered to Humboldt members via an exchange token system in which students paid a small non-refundable fee for an OZZI token. The program was integrated into Dining Services so that fewer single-use containers are consumed, and the energy associated with producing and transporting them was displaced. 

This is a continuation of the 2009 Hand Dryers project, which aimed to reduce the amount of paper towels consumed by Cal Poly Humboldt by installing Dyson Airblade dB hand dryers in some of the high traffic restrooms on campus. This project was defunded by the Committee in 2024.  

The service provides a virtual space for the Humboldt community to list items for sale. Similar to Craigslist, however you must have an Humboldt email to participate. This project was defunded because the company went out of business in 2023.

Project proposes installing 9 new bottle filling stations for a total cost of $20,761 throughout Humboldt campus to save energy, reduce waste, and make it convenient for Cal Poly Humboldt’s community to refill reusable water bottles on campus. Final selected sites include: Redwood Bowl, JVD Lobby x2, Library x2, Gist Hall x1, Wildlife x1, BSS x1, and signage at Forbes and Gist Hall.

This project added 7 compost bins strategically placed around campus which allow for better accessibility to the campus community, ultimately reducing Humboldt’s impact on the landfill waste stream. This project also replaced 5 existing bins with a consistent style. Final additional exterior locations include: Natural Resources, Science D, Redwood Plaza, Art Quad, Founders Hall, Redwood Bowl, and Kinesiology & Athletics.  

This project converted several "green spaces"- or areas predominantly covered in grass- to areas that would require less water and fuel for maintenance. The Library Oak Lawn, the Van Matre Lawns, and the Harry Griffith Hall (HGH) Courtyard Lawns were all converted, and water usage for these areas is estimated to have decreased from 40,900 gallons per year to 5,539 gallons per year- now representing only 13% of the previous usage.Read more here: Final Report

OhSNAP!'s Pop-Up Thrift store takes items donated through donation dash and sells them to students for cheap prices. Funding for this project was used to support student wages and other program needs for the 2022-2023 2023 year.

The above photo demonstrates the migration of the rubber crumb turf off of the field and into the drains and sidelines. This project proposed transitioning from harmful rubber crumb turf on campus fields to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative turf. Implementing this proposed idea will help to limit campus community members' exposure to the harmful chemicals and microplastics that are found in rubber turf. Additionally, it will help to mitigate the turf from entering our campus’ local creeks and drains.