Sustainability is part of the fabric of the University of Washington. One of the goals in the UW Sustainability Action Plan is to reduce the amount of waste the UW sends to the landfill.
Rethinking and reusing items are some of the most impactful ways to move towards our goal. Programs across the UW focus on rethinking and promoting reuse. Below are programs offered at the UW Seattle campus.
Do you know of another program on campus? Email us at recycle@uw.edu and let us know!
ASUW Bean Basket
Open to UW students, faculty & staff
ASUW Bike Shop
Open to UW students, faculty & staff
Campus Leaves & Coffee Grounds Compost
Departmental reuse program only
Chemical Exchange Program
Open to UW MyChem users
Free Materials Library - UW School of Art + Art History + Design
Open to UW Art, Art History & Design students
Gear Garage Rental Center
Open to UW students, faculty & staff
HUB Lost & Found Sale
Open to the UW community and public
Husky Career Closet
Open to UW students
International Student Success Program Free Store
Open to international graduate students in the UW School of Public Health
Little Free Seed Library - UW Farm
Open to the UW community and public
Makerspaces
Available to UW students, faculty & staff. Faculty and staff can purchase a membership or pay a user fee.
Odegaard Game Collection
Available to active UW Library Card holders
OZZI Reusable Container Program
Open to UW students
Q Center’s Menstruation Station
Open to UW students, faculty & staff
Resident Mini-Fridge Rental
Available to Housing & Food Services residents
Salvage Wood Program
UW students, faculty & staff can request and purchase pieces
Shared Research Facilities & Resources Directory
Open to internal, UW-wide or external users
Student Technology Loan Program
Open to UW students at the Seattle campus
U Bike
Open to UW students
UW Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture Program
UW community and public can purchase membership
UW Food Pantry
Open to UW students, faculty & staff
UW Recreation Equipment Buyback & Donations
Departmental reuse program only
UW Surplus
Open to UW community and public
Vermicomposting Facility – UW Farm
Departmental reuse program only
UW Recycling provides daily waste and recycling collection for the UW Seattle campus. However, our role extends well beyond picking up trash. Our staff serve as contract administrators, education and outreach experts, waste diversion innovators and sustainability enthusiasts for the UW Seattle campus.
Have we missed an active zero waste or reuse program at the UW Seattle campus? Please email us at recycle@uw.edu and we’d love to expand this list.
We encourage people to explore the huge number of buy nothing groups and repair / reuse programs across the city of Seattle and Washington state. Please reach out if you’d like us to share community resources in your area that we’re aware of!