Sustainability at Sac State

04/10/2026

Ever seen democracy in action… bee-style? 🐝✨

When a hive needs a new home, scout bees head out to explore and when they return, they vote through dance. Each waggle dance shares direction, distance, and excitement for a potential site. The more convincing the dance, the more bees it attracts… until a consensus is reached and the swarm moves together.

Nature out here running fully organized decision-making systems 💛🌼

08/29/2025

📢 Exciting News, Hornets! 🐝♻️
Hornet Reuse is officially here! 🎉

Our brand-new app is now available for the entire Sac State community. Easily give items a second life, find what you need, and help reduce campus waste.

👉 Download Hornet Reuse today on the App Store or Google Play and start reusing!

08/19/2025

04/21/2025

Celebrate Earth Day at the Sac State Library Quad!
Join us for a day full of green vibes—exhibitors, games, giveaways, and a food truck lunch to fuel your fun! Let’s honor our planet and learn how to protect it, one sustainable step at a time.
When: April 22, 2025, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Library Quad
See you there, Hornets!

09/03/2024

Hornet Honey is back! 🐝🍯

Made by our very own bees here at Sac State! Fresh from the hive to your home, it doesn’t get any more local than this!🌻🍃🐝

ℹ️ Available for in-person pick up only, no shipping. Grab yours before it’s gone 😬

04/16/2024

🐝🌎Join us to celebrate Earth Day!! 🌎🐝

💚 Thursday, April 18, 2024
💛 at the Library Quad
💚10:00 am to 2:00 pm

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03/26/2024

03/26/2024

Sac State students, staff and faculty were hard at work during spring break, weeding and building compost bins as well as a pond for rescued turtles on campus and at Sequoia Elementary School.

12/07/2023

[ PLACE HOLDER LIVING PRECARIOUSLY ]

Amazing show from very talented Sacramento State Students. From behind the scenes to experiencing the expo we loved the collaboration on this project.

🐝🌻🐞🍅🍓

Photo credit: Photo175 Fall 2023 Students

10/24/2023

Hornet Honey is available for sale now!! 🍯🐝


➡️ Limited units available
➡️ Online sales only
➡️ No shipping

11/16/2022

Join us this coming Friday!

Join the Western Placer Waste Management Authority and Sustainability at Sac State at Sac State Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship's panel on Friday, November 18 to learn how California is leading the way on the road to zero waste.

Register to attend here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gew-on-the-road-to-zero-waste-tickets-431664408867

11/14/2022

As we celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Sacramento 2022, powered by Western Health Advantage, we are excited to offer a panel discussion on how CA is leading the way in building a road to zero waste.

This is happening this coming Friday, November 18th, 2:00 - 3:00pm at the Carlsen Center
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gew-on-the-road-to-zero-waste-tickets-431664408867?aff=CCIEwebsite

This insightful panel discussion is brought to you by the Carlsen Center in partnership with the Western Placer Waste Management Authority and the Office of Sustainability at Sacramento State. In this session, our panel will discuss the economy around waste and how as innovators and entrepreneurs we can make a positive impact on our environment by limiting or utilizing “waste” as an input. The panel will encompass a variety of perspectives from those that handle products at their end of life to those that are designing and building for the future.
We hope that you will walk away with an understanding of the market forces driving the circular economy forward and how a product can be designed to better our world at every stage of its life.
Panel:
• Byron Hildenbrand - Senior General Manager at FCC Environmental Services
• Christine Flowers - Fundraising and Program Manager at Dry Creek Conservancy, Environmental Sciences Lecturer
• Eric Oddo - Program Manager at Western Placer Waste Management Authority
• Laura Gonzalez-Ospina - Waste & Sustainability Coordinator at Sustainability Center at Sacramento State

About the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship: We serve as a regional hub and platform for providing approachable and accessible entrepreneurial education, community, and support to enable startup founders of all backgrounds to explore and launch their businesses.

About the Western Placer Waste Management Authority: Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) is a regional agency established in 1978 through a joint exercise of powers agreement between Placer County and the cities of Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville to own, operate, and maintain a sanitary landfill and all related improvements. The WPWMA’s facilities consist of the Western Regional Sanitary Landfill and a Materials Recovery Facility, which includes composting, construction and demolition debris recycling, Household Hazardous Waste, and recycling and buyback facilities.