Materials & Waste

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.

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 is helping support UVA's waste reduction efforts by incorporating recyclable packaging into pharmaceutical supply chains. Read on to learn more about how the UVA Health Pharmacy Enterprise team is keeping packaging out of landfills.

Check out the progress we're making as a university on the sustainability front in our 2023-2024 Annual Report! 

From letter writing to organizing zero-waste basketball games, the Office for Sustainability’s 19 Sustainability Student Employees accomplished a great amount over the 2023–2024 academic year. Discover how their work is transforming the UVA community and inspiring a greener future.

From letter writing to organizing zero-waste basketball games, the Office for Sustainability’s 19 Sustainability Student Employees accomplished a great amount over the 2023–2024 academic year. Discover how their work is transforming the UVA community and inspiring a greener future.

Everyday members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Through our new monthly "Faces of Sustainability" series, we aim to recognize their efforts and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!

Happy International Composting Week! In this blog we dig into why and how we turn leftover spaghetti and napkins into rich, fertile soil.

Meet members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–who are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. "Faces of Sustainability" aims to get to know them and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!

Everyday members of our UVA community–students, faculty, engineers, facilities staff, and medical professionals–are making impactful changes toward our ten bold sustainability goals. Through our new monthly "Faces of Sustainability" series, we aim to recognize their efforts and inspire you with the stories of these change-makers’ efforts happening right here on Grounds, both large and small!