BBN Tackles Plastic, an initiative aimed at reducing campus plastic waste through the collection of plastic bags in the residence halls. The new program will help remove plastic bags from campus landfill waste. In the Spring 2026 pilot, nearly 850 pilot bags were collected from Lewis Hall and University Flats.
Will be available in all residence halls August 2026.
Plastic bags from any store or restaurant.
The plastic bags are donated to UK's Sustainability Future Leaders Club, an on-campus student organization. The club members upcycle these bags into sleeping mats which are provided to the unhoused through a partnership with The Hope Center.
You can support UK’s zero-waste initiatives by disposing of your unwanted plastic bags in any of the BBN Tackles Plastic bins.