Materials & Waste

Check out the progress we're making together: the 2025-2026 UVA Sustainability Annual Report! 

The Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management (FM) are collecting FM uniforms to be recycled into new clothing, dog bedding or attic insulation. 

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has selected UVA to receive a half-million-dollar grant through the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. This funding will directly support the University's comprehensive initiatives in food waste prevention, food rescue, and expanded composting.

In February, 36 workplaces pledged to “Break Up” with their K-Cups to reduce waste at UVA, totaling a commitment of 1,730 K-Cups being kept out of landfills each week!

A new semester is the perfect time to get involved by joining a club at UVA. In this blog, we highlight six sustainability-related CIOs to add to your schedule!  

This February, join the Office for Sustainability by breaking up with your single-use coffee pods and falling in love with a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative across our UVA workplaces!

This month UVA Office for Sustainability launched the Staff Sustainability Leadership Program professional development pilot program to engage UVA staff in advancing initiatives that conserve resources and reduce waste within their departments.

The 2025 Shut the Sash Competition brought together 27 labs across Grounds to encourage safe and sustainable use of chemical fume hoods. Researchers consistently kept sashes closed on 86 chemical fume hoods throughout the competition.  

America Recycles Day is November 15. To celebrate, Nina McGinnis shares what happens to UVA’s sorted waste once it leaves the bin! 

As festive feasts ramp up, so does the risk of sewer backups from pouring things down the drain like oil, gravy, meat, and some dairy products. Prevention is easy. This blog shares simple ways to keep pipes clear and our planet clean.