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Monday, October 15, 2018 - Friday, October 19, 2018 (all day)

Zero Waste Week 2018

Join the Sustainability Office for Zero Waste Week to reduce your material footprint and support our campus goal of becoming a zero waste campus by 2035. To support this transition, Waterloo has developed a Zero Waste UW Action Plan with initiatives in 5 key areas.

We're encouraging you to take the Zero Waste Challenge for the week, and have a number of events and activities to support you!

Monday, October 21, 2019 12:00 am - Friday, October 25, 2019 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Zero Waste Week 2019

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!

Monday, October 18, 2021 - Sunday, October 24, 2021 (all day)

Waste Week 2021: Rethinking Waste

Did you know that waste contributes to climate change? The decomposition of organics, packaging and other garbage in landfills produces a significant amount of methane, which is a greenhouse gas 28 times for potent than carbon dioxide. Additionally, non-organic material and the production of resources is a significant source of emissions which end up as waste.

Thursday, October 26, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Zero Waste Fair + Free Store Launch

Join the Sustainability Office and Plant Operations - Environmental Services for their second annual Zero Waste Fair. Learn more about programs and resources that are supporting our journey to become a zero-waste campus, including the first official Free Store pop-up. Plus, the first 150 people to bring a reusable mug will get FREE COFFEE.