University of Waterloo
Waste Management

 Introduction - About Waste Management at UW.

What's New!

• The Easy Office Clean Out
• Daycare Reuse Program
• The Economics of Waste Reduction
• General Information

Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling

• Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refuse, Rethink, Recover - What You Can Do!
• Recycling Instructions - What & How

On-Campus

Off-Campus - Residences, Colleges, Apartments and Homes

• Composting on Campus

Windrow Composting

Backyard Composting

Vermicomposting

• History and Statistics

Waste Management: How it All Started

The Waste Audit and Workplan

Recycling Statistics

• Highlights of Waste Reduction Activities on the U of W Campus
• Waste Reduction - It's the Law!
• Facts and Realities

University of Waterloo Links

• Hazardous Material Disposal
• Safety Office Homepage
• WATgreen - this program encourages Undergraduate and Graduate students to undertake research projects and develop ways to transform the University of Waterloo campus into a sustainable ecosystem.
• ERS 285 homepage - ERS 285, Greening the Campus, is an Environmental Studies course that has students working on WATgreen projects.
• Student WATgreen Network - the student run affiliate of the campus-wide WATgreen initiative; addressing environmental concerns on campus.
• Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG)
• University of Waterloo Homepage

Environmental Resources

• Environmental Directories and Organizations
• Government Departments and Agencies
• University Programs and Curriculum Greening

Who to Contact For More Information

Last updated on November 11, 1997 plc
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