the UW Sustainability blog
the UW Sustainability blog
The University of Washington has won the Campus Race to Zero Waste 2026 Case Study Competition in the Education and Awareness category.
Campus Race to Zero Waste is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.
Each year from February through March, UW Recycling coordinates a campaign during the national Campus Race to Zero Waste competition. This year, UW Recycling...
The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is seeking two UW undergraduate students to join its eight-person committee. These will be member seats for a two-year term, including the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 academic years.
This is an opportunity for to participate in project review, grant making, and join a justice-centered sustainability community. The CSF welcome applicants from all disciplines. Each committee member is expected to work 20-25 hours of professional service per quarter (Fall,...
The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) has opened the application cycles for Large (over $5,000) and Mini Grants (up to $5,000). These grants are available to students at the UW's Seattle campus, enabling students to build essential skills and drive meaningful change on campus and beyond.
The CSF empowers UW students through various grants and the grantmaking process, providing resources and guidance to lead justice-centered sustainability projects. These grants enable students to build essential skills and drive meaningful change on campus and beyond. Funding decisions are made by...
It's football season, and UW Transportation Services is again making it easy to bike to Husky games by providing a free bike valet service.
The bike valet is on Rainier Vista, just off the Burke-Gilman trail and close to Husky Stadium. You can drop your bike off anytime starting two hours before kickoff, and pick up in the hour after the game ends.
You can also learn about public transportation options at...
UW Sustainability is hiring a Green Labs Program Manager. This full-time staff position is responsible for building and implementing the new program around the following core focus areas: energy efficiency, water conservation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, waste minimization, and sustainable purchasing. Using other university and institutional green labs program as a model, the Green Labs Program Manager will develop program offerings, incentives, green lab website resources and content, create toolkits, and more. This position will measure and analyze Green Labs Program success,...
The National Laboratory of the Rockies is hosting a collegiate Technology Recycling and Repurposing (T-ReX) Competition, challenging students to find creative yet practical ways to recycle or repurpose retired energy components and materials. Student teams interested in competing must apply by September 30, 2026.
The competition is designed to increase student awareness and knowledge about:
Practical solutions that help communities and project owners meet the challenges of retiring...
The Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) will be hosted by the Evergreen State College in Olympia on March 3-5, 2027. The conference is now accepting proposals for program content, speakers and sessions.
The 2027 conference theme is "The Future Starts Now: From Action to Sustainable Impact." Proposals will be accepted until October 16, 2026. See the details below or as a PDF.
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There are plenty of common questions that come up when talking to new Huskies on campus. UW Recycling is here to provide some answers.
We've all had those moments - holding an item over the recycling bin and trying to decide where it goes. Should it go in recycling? Compost? Landfill?
Here are five tips from UW Recycling to help you recycle properly on the Seattle campus.
Looking forward to living on campus? UW Recycling has nine tips to make move-in easier and reduce waste.
Don’t let those MUST HAVE shopping lists distract you - only get the basics that you’ll need. Before you start shopping, take note of all the things you use in your everyday life and will continue to use.
Ask yourself: Will I actually use this? If you don’t know, wait to buy the product. Save your money and help the environment by only buying things you will use and that meet...