The Sustainability Action Fund has granted funding for eight new projects on campus. These fall 2018 projects include workshops, a student-led conference, a documentary screening, and increased promotion and tools for waste reduction.
On March 24, 2018, WWF hosted the first Designing Change for a Living Planet 2018 Hackathon at their Toronto headquarters, bringing together diverse student teams from 12 campuses across Ontario. The University of Waterloo team included students from Environment, Resources and Sustainability (ERS), Health Studies and Mathematical Physics.
On Thursday, November 12th, The University of Waterloo was the recipient of the Stormwater Management Community Engagement award, presented by REEP Green Solutions.
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has released its 2015 "Going Greener" sustainability report, which tracks the progress that Ontario Universities are making on campus sustainability. These include food sustainability, conservation efforts, development of academic curricula, and community engagement.
It was a cold and rainy day that saw the arrival of Campus Compost's second "compost cow", a 55 cubic foot tumbler that gobbles up food waste from the University of Waterloo. The weather, however, did not dampen any spirits for the volunteers who operate the system.