Student Employees Picking Up Trash at Football Stadium expressing "Yay"
Student Employees Picking Up Trash at Football Stadium expressing "Yay"

UVA Sustainability Blog

UVA Sustainability Blog

Faces of Sustainability Meet the People Graphic with headshots
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Meet Zack, Carrie, and Glenn.
Three UVA students posing with compost signs and pickers.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
This blog is addressed to the unsung heroes of UVA events giving insider tips on how to plan events with zero waste at the forefront of our minds.
Photo of 14 Zero Waste Ambassadors at a Green Game at JPJ Arena
Friday, January 17, 2025
Tackling waste as a large university is not for the weak! Chad DeWitt, student engagement coordinator, gives you an up close look at how trash is turned into treasure with the help of our amazing student Zero Waste Ambassadors.
Member of Nitrogen Working Group tabling at Taste Cart at Newcomb Hall Dining Hall
Thursday, January 16, 2025
UVA Dine and the Nitrogen Working Group collaborate weekly on the "Taste Cart" event to educate students about how food choices can reduce their Nitrogen Footprint. The Taste Cart highlights different sustainable, local ingredients to encourage students to make low-impact eating choices.  
Blemker lab group photo - eight students smiling
Friday, January 3, 2025
The 2024 Shut the Sash Challenge at UVA successfully engaged 25 research labs and 184 researchers in promoting lab safety and sustainability. Learn about the three labs that were recognized!
Overhead shot of group that is receiving PVCC Tour of the Bolick Center
Monday, December 16, 2024
PVCC gave the UVA's Office for Sustainability staff a tour of their impressive new Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology Student Success Center the first net zero energy building at a community college in the  Commonwealth. Take a look!
Pickleball player swinging with recycling symbol shown around the pickleball
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Pickleball continues to be one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. Recently a member of the UVA’s championship-winning pickleball club, Will Clarkson, took the initiative to start pickleball recycling at UVA. Hear the play-by-play in this Q&A.
UVA Health - Medical Waste Team
Monday, December 2, 2024
Some types of waste are much more difficult to dispose of than others, and hospital waste is one such case. Read on to see how UVA Health's medical waste team is treating regulated medical waste, maintaining a perfect record for 48 consecutive quarters.
Eight students and staff gather behind the Student Garden sign.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Chad DeWitt (top left) shares how UVA Students and Star Hill Pathway middle schoolers connected over digging in the dirt, planted food, and explored ways to improve community food access together.
Faces of Sustainability Meet the People Graphic with headshots
Friday, November 1, 2024
Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Meet Paul, Aliza, and Yuh-Hwa.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
We spend a lot of time in our workplace, even with a hybrid schedule, which makes it a great opportunity to incorporate sustainable routines on Grounds. Here are a set of green tips to help save money and resources while promoting sustainability at UVA.
Faces of Sustainability Meet the People Graphic with Headshots
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Faces of Sustainability is back! Get to know people in our UVA community–students, engineers, professors, researchers, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes, both big and small, toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Get ready to be inspired with their stories. Meet Lisa, Dakota, and Cheryl.