The UW has once again shown its commitment to sustainability through two annual events hosted in June by UW Recycling: SCRAM(Student Cleanup, Recycle and Moveout) and Husky Neighborhood Cleanup (HNC). Both events support the local community by diverting waste and supporting local nonprofits: the former collects on-campus residence hall and apartment donations, while HNC caters to students living on Greek Row.
For the first time in six years, UW Recycling held a Trash-In to determine how much compostable and recyclable material is thrown out instead of diverted from the landfill at University of Washington.
UW Recycling (of the Building Services Department) met its goal of expanding the MiniMax program one month ahead of its ambitious December 2018 deadline. As of this November, the waste sorting program is now fully operating in 157 academic and facilities buildings on the University of Washington’s campus in Seattle.
About a stone’s throw from the Plant Services Building, where Pend Oreille Place NE and 25th Avenue NE intersect, a young black walnut tree, freshly planted, waves in the bright afternoon sun.
You may notice some trees missing when you stroll around campus this fall. This summer’s sustained heat coupled with the crafty work of the bronze birch borer have weakened the University of Washington’s birch trees, forcing grounds crews to remove many of them.
What happens to all of the items generated by thousands of University of Washington students as they race to clear out their spaces and leave campus for the summer?
UW Recycling of Building Services Department has been focusing on expanding its team, preparing inventory and designing the 2018 install strategy in order to tackle Phase I of the MiniMax expansion plan: implementing the waste diversion program in the Health Sciences Building (HSB).
