2022 – Hosts the Zero Waste Period program to advance menstrual equity on campus, sharing information about the physical and environmental health aspects of period products.
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2022 – Educates the campus public about the importance and benefits of reuse.
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2022 – UW hosts a Trash Art Contest for the campus community members to raise awareness about waste impacts on the environment.
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2022 – Office of Sustainability Green Athletics team conducts waste audits at soccer games to assess the effectiveness of intervention methods on contamination rates.
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2021 – Partners with the local Green Certification Program to host an “Office Spring Cleaning” event with free secure document shredding, electronics recycling, and toner/ink recycling.
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2021 – Measures the impact of educational, student‐made videos and student engagement content created during the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition
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2021 – Launches online campaigns to educate and engage students, staff, and the wider community on waste reduction and recycling.
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2021 – Develops signs, posters, and videos promoting individual behaviors that mitigate waste stream issues.
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2021 – Promotes zero waste with an online Zero Waste Education Hub, and modeled Zero Waste Practices in Arts, Construction and Public Health.
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2021 – Dining services tackles the question – how can we support the need for student safety while minimizing the use of plastics?
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