The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding to eight new projects in winter 2023. Led by staff, faculty, and students, these initiatives will support campus biodiversity and strengthen the integration of sustainability into work and campus life.
Throughout October, the Sustainability Office and Plant Operations – Environmental Services hosted Zero Waste Month on campus. The university has committed to becoming a zero-waste campus by 2035, and a critical part of meeting that target is engaging our campus community Throughout the month, we ran a series of activities to spread awareness, educate our campus, and encourage participation in our Shift: Zero campaign.
The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding to five new projects in fall 2022. From recycling filament scrap from 3D printers and promoting reusable containers to electrifying lawn equipment and building sustainability into the engineering curriculum, these projects will help make UWaterloo more sustainable.
The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding for three new projects on campus. These spring 2022 projects include improving campus housing waste diversion, introducing a capstone design sustainability award, and improving North Campus gardens.
This story was originally published by the School of Pharmacy.
When COVID-19 struck, Waterloo Pharmacy’s Undergraduate Affairs team dramatically shifted how they offer admissions interviews. The interviews, typically conducted in person with hundreds of interviewers and prospective students, were moved entirely online.
The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding for seven new projects on campus. These fall 2020 projects range from waste reduction initiatives like PPE recycling and WUSA's secondhand store to sustainable cooking in residence and improved campus fleet efficiency.
The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding for two new projects on campus in spring 2020. These projects will help build a more sustainable campus through a comprehensive audit of all University of Waterloo facilities and the launch of new e-waste collection stations across campus.
This article originally appeared in Waterloo's Daily Bulletin. A message from Campus Housing:
What happens with the leftover belongings that students leave in residence after they move out?
The Sustainability Office was excited to host Waterloo's second Personal Item Repair Workshop in partnership with Sustainable Campus Initiative, Julie Cook, and Murray Zink. Looking for a meaningful way to take action on our "throwaway culture" and to build community around zero waste practices, Julie Cook, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Environment, and Murray Zink, a staff member in the Waterloo Professional Development (WatPD) program, contacted the two groups to collaborate.
The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding for two new projects on campus in spring 2019. Led by a variety of departments at UW, these projects will help reduce waste and energy consumption throughout the campus. The funding will also support Waterloo as host of the Conference on Sustainability in Engineering.