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We envision UW transforming itself into a showcase of sustainability, a true ecosystem in harmony with its environment. We refer to this transformation as Greening the Campus.

This undertaking presents an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to improve the quality of their environment, while decreasing the overall operating cost of the University.

Greening the Campus represents an opportunity for UW to act as a model and a catalyst for other campuses and institutions. UW students will take with them into society the knowledge and motivation necessary to foster the transformation to a sustainable society.

In short, UW in the 21st century could do for the environment what it did for computers in the 20th century.

This site was developed by the UW Waste Management department to provide information on UW environmental initiatives.