Join the Sustainability Office for our sixth-annual Eco Summit! This event brings together staff, faculty, students, and community partners to reflect on our sustainability progress, celebrate our successes, and catalyze action.
Join the Sustainability Office and campus partners for Zero Waste Week, an opportunity to learn more about reducing your personal waste on campus and how you can get support Waterloo's commitment to becoming a zero waste campus by 2035 through the Shift Zero Action Plan.
We're encouraging you to take the Zero Waste Challenge for one week, and we have lots of events and activities to help you get ready!
Waterloo is proud to announce that the campus has received the Fair Trade Campus designation. Join us for a launch event to celebrate the designation, sample Fairtrade certified products, and learn more about fair trade!
With a large population travelling to and from campus every day, enabling a variety of transportation options is critical for reducing environmental impacts and creating an inclusive and sustainable campus community.
Join the Sustainability Office and other local organizations for Bike Lunch on Thursday, June 20th from 11am to 2pm at the Peter Russell Rock Garden. Bike Lunch is a campus-wide event to provide students and employees with the resources, tools and encouragement to bike to school or work.
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of three Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of three Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
Do you want to start biking, but a little afraid you'll get stranded by a loose chain or popped tire? Fear not!
As part of Bike Month, the Sustainability Office is bringing King Street Cycles to campus for a tutorial on basic bike repairs so you can feel confident riding your bike!
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of three Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
June is Bike Month at the University of Waterloo! With the warm weather finally here, join us for fun challenges and events happening throughout the month!
It's back! June is Bike Month at the University of Waterloo, and with the warm weather finally here to stay, it's the perfect time to hop on your bike and participate in our month-long challenge!
It's back! June is Bike Month at the University of Waterloo, and with the warm weather finally here to stay, it's the perfect time to hop on your bike and participate in our month-long challenge!
Central Stores has announced an e-waste initiative just in time for spring cleaning!
The annual 20 Minute Makeover is happening again at the University of Waterloo campus! In honour of Earth Day (April 22), help to make our campus cleaner by grabbing a bag, gloves, and a couple friends to pick up garbage on campus!
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of four Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of four Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of four Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
The University of Waterloo invites you to share thoughts and ideas on how the campus can become carbon neutral by 2050. This is one of four Open Houses where all members of the University community are encouraged to provide input.
Disruptive innovations are quickly changing our daily lives, including how we shop, share, bank, commute, learn, access entertainment, and connect with others. Many of these, such as paperless banking or bike sharing, can help improve local and global sustainability.
A one-day conference to showcase different pathways to achieve sustainable development and promote collaboration through the UN SDGs
We'll be hosting our waste sorting challenge as a stop on the GooseChase scavenger hunt! Stop by and test your sorting knowledge to find out if you're a waste warrior or a recycling rookie.
The rules are simple:
As students with busy schedules, we often choose convenience over sustainability. This lifestyle can adversely impact the environment, especially in today’s changing climate.
How can we lead a sustainable lifestyle as busy students? Join us in this talk to learn the tips and tricks on how students can lead a sustainable or zero waste lifestyle for a better future!
The first ever week-long campus-wide scavenger hunt is coming to the University of Waterloo the week of March 11 to March 15.
University students, employees and staff can compete for a grand prize worth $500!
The week-long campaign gathers over 20 services, faculty, and clubs and across campus to host online and offline activities showing the amazing work that is already being done to progress sustainability and how they connect on campus.
The hunt features an exclusive viewing of the ‘Our Sustainable Future’ photography exhibition throughout the week as its first ever university viewing. The Lieutenant Governor and the Aga Khan Museum launched a photography exhibition featuring the works of secondary school students from the GTA. The event focuses on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and is being delivered in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum and Learning for a Sustainable Future. The Lieutenant Governor will be visiting the campus to provide remarks at the Global Solutions Conference on March 16th.
