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Universities consistently produce large and varied quantities of solid waste from teaching, research, administration, and residential use. Proper management of this waste is important to protect environmental quality and reduce human exposure to hazards, with the need to display a model for sustainability among students and school personnel. Solid waste management practices in schools, colleges and university have been reviewed in this paper and the major constraints (operational, financial behavioral regulatory) have been identified and practical strategies & policy recommendations to improve solid waste management performance are proposed. According to the literature review and best practice case examples presented in the study, development of integrated waste management plans (IWMPs), enhanced segregation-at-source principles, strategies for minimisation of waste, potential recovery of valuable resources, involvement of stakeholders and monitoring framework were necessary. The paper ends with a roadmap for institutions looking to move towards circular, low-waste campus operations.