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Artists from around the UW created astounding art pieces from trash in the fourth annual Trash Art Contest. UW Recycling received 23 submissions from UW students, faculty and staff. Five winning pieces were selected in three categories. The artwork needed to be created from items normally thought of as trash or a written work about waste and sustainability. Artists were asked to express feelings or ideas about waste, or a sustainability topic that relates to waste.

Click below to see the full list of winners, descriptions of the artworks and the stories behind the pieces from the...

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Category: Awards & Recognition | Recycling, Compost & Waste
Tags: UW Recycling | contest | trash art | Campus Race to Zero Waste
CSF students posing in front of a WOHESC sign

Earlier this month, several members of the UW Sustainability and Campus Sustainabilty Fund teams traveled to Oregon State University for the 2023 Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC). Around 400 people from across the region, including students, staff, faculty and community partners, came together to discuss the sustainability challenges we face and share ideas.

This was the first in-person conference for WOHESC since 2020, with the past two years being held virtually. The chance to meet people from other...

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Category: Events | Campus Sustainability Fund
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image of stairs and wooden wall in Parrington Hall

Our campus is defined largely by its buildings: the neo-gothic halls surrounding the quad, brutalist landmarks of cast-in-place concrete, new mass timber structures floating warmly by Denny lawn. Each new construction operates more efficiently than the last as Seattle’s energy and water codes and the University’s requirements continue to push for a more sustainable built environment. Each building consumes less electricity,...

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Category: Buildings & Grounds
Tags: embodied carbon | Carbon Leadership Forum
Circularity Emerging Leaders

There is an opportunity for students and young professionals to receive a complimentary pass to this summer's Circularity Conference in Seattle. The Circularity Emerging Leaders program aims to elevate, cultivate and support the next generation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders in the climate community. Its goal is to foster a community of sustainability professionals that is diverse and representative of the world in which we live.

The Circularity Conference brings together...

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Category: Events
Tags: Circularity
NextCycle Washington logo

The first Accelerator Showcase hosted by NextCycle Washington is happening in Kane Hall on March 23. The showcase will feature 15 Washington-based business and organizations pitching reuse, repair, recycling, and composting projects. Teams are competing for monetary awards, as well as recognition and networking opportunities.

NextCycle Washington is an initiative of King County, the Washington Departments of Ecology and Commerce,...

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Category: Events | Recycling, Compost & Waste
Husky Sustainability Awards

We need your help to recognize the people and groups across the University of Washington who strive to advance sustainability, by submitting your nominations for the Husky Sustainability Awards.

Students, faculty and staff at all three UW campuses are eligible, and anyone in the UW community can submit a nomination. The Husky Sustainability Awards recognize individuals and teams across the university who have made an impact for sustainability.

Submit a nomination to let us know about staff who continue to go above and beyond, students who are leading...

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Category: Awards & Recognition
In Our Nature podcast

UW Sustainability's "In Our Nature" podcast's latest episode is a discussion with UW Recycling's Adam Fehn. Adam joined us for a discussion on how to properly recycle and compost, as well as waste reduction goals and efforts at the University of Washington.

Learn more about UW Recycling on their website or follow @uwrecycling on Instagram.

Listen to the episode below...

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Category: Recycling, Compost & Waste
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The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is holding holding their summer undergraduate leadership program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong this summer from June 25 to July 6. The theme for this year is "Leadership for Sustainable Cities Development."

The University of Washington is able to nominate five students for this opportunity. Please fill out the internal application form by Wednesday, March 1st...

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Tags: International Programs | students | Urban Planning
PreCycle logo with background of pine trees

The PreCycle Innovation Challenge offers free training and cash prizes for students who have an idea to reduce waste in Washington through innovative entrepreneurship.

The challenge is a pitch competition for the best product, service, or idea that primarily addresses waste reduction. The program is hosted by Seattle Good Business Network and Zero Waste WA, with partial funding from the WA State Department of Ecology. It is open to businesses, individuals, and student teams seeking to...

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Category: Recycling, Compost & Waste
Tags: PreCycle Innovation Challenge | contest
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The UW 2023 Trash Art Contest categories include literature, 2D and 3D art. Participants must create an art piece from items normally thought of as trash or a literary piece about waste. Art pieces should express feelings or ideas about waste, or a sustainability topic that relates to waste. This contest is open to all UW students, faculty and staff starting February 15.

Submissions are due March 22, 2023 at 4 p.m. PST. Winners for each category will receive $100 or $50 gift cards to a low waste store.

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Category: Recycling, Compost & Waste
Tags: Campus Race to Zero Waste | UW Recycling | trash art | contest