Earth Day

Green Labs Earth Week Challenge

Alyssa Ford — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:11:43 +0000

Green Labs Earth Week Challenge Alyssa Ford Mon, 04/01/2024 - 15:11

Take the challenge

In the spirit of Earth Day (April 22^nd), The Green Labs program invites faculty, students, and staff that work in labs to participate in a friendly campus challenge. Each day will focus on a different theme of Green Labs with various ways to earn points. Your team will have two daily challenges to try!

Participation is asynchronous with 5 full days to complete the challenge. The challenges are designed to be simple and introduce you to the Green Labs Program; they range from subscribing to a newsletter, simple calculations of faucet water usage, and checking for standardized waste signage in your lab.

Details

Date: April 22 - April 26

Time: Challenges are available for participation each day.

Location: University of ��ݮ��Ƶ main campus & satellite campuses

How to participate

Please register yourself and/or a team of individuals.
You do not need to be a Green Lab to participate. However, your work must center around a lab to participate.
Once registered, you will be temporarily added to the Green Labs Teams Group, where all challenge correspondence will be centralized.
Daily challenge details will be shared ahead of the event.
Ensure your team details are included in all correspondence with the Sustainability Office so that you get your points.
Teams with the most points will be awarded first, second, and third place prizes!

Email the Green Programs Coordinator with any questions.

Registration

Rules

The Green Labs Earth Week Challenge will begin on April 22, 2024 and end on April 26, 2024. No purchase is necessary to participate. The Challenge is open to students and employees of the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ who have reached the age of majority. Participants may enter as individuals or in groups of two to five people. By participating in this Challenge, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

Each day of the Challenge, there will be two “daily challenges”. Each daily challenge will require participants (whether individuals or groups) to perform certain activities. These activities will be described in emails sent to registered participants. Participants will be awarded points for successfully completing a daily challenge. Daily challenges must be completed by April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. to receive points. Proof of completing of a daily challenge must be sent to alyssa.ford@uwaterloo.ca.

There are three prizes available to be won: (1) one $100 gift card for one of: Four All ice cream, Full Circle Foods, or Crafty Ramen; (2) one $50 gift card for one of: Four All ice cream, Full Circle Foods, or Crafty Ramen; and (3) one $25 gift card for one of: Four All ice cream, Full Circle Foods, or Crafty Ramen (each a “Prize”). Prizes will be awarded based on the number of points accumulated by a participant or group of participants by April 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. For clarity, only one Prize will be allocated to share amongst a group of participants. Chances of winning the Prize depend on the number of points achieved by participants and the number of overall participants.

Earth Day Campus Clean-Up

Andrea Bale — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:25:48 +0000

Earth Day Campus Clean-Up Andrea Bale Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:25

In honour of Earth Day (April 22), we invite you to join us for our annual campus clean-up! We will provide you with bags, gloves, and litter pickers. There are a number of litter "hot spots" on and around main campus that we'll tackle in smaller groups.

Details

Date: Monday, April 22
Time: 11am-1pm (come by when you can!)
Location: Pick up/drop off at DC Green (between DC and MC - see pin on Google Maps)

How to Participate

Please register yourself and/or a team of individuals
Supplies can be picked up/dropped off at the DC Green anytime between 11am-1pm on Monday, April 22
Return your filled bags to the DC Green when you're done and enjoy a special treat on us!
The event will take place rain or shine, so please dress appropriately

Special thanks to the City of ��ݮ��Ƶ for generously donating supplies.

20 Minute Makeover

Mathew Thijssen — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:41:22 +0000

20 Minute Makeover Mathew Thijssen Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:41

Join the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ's team as part of the City of ��ݮ��Ƶ's 20-Minute Makeover!This annual event encourages members of the community to tidy up the natural environment on and around their place of work. Stop by EV2 - 1001 to pick up your supplies (garbage bag, gloves) and we'll split up into a few different groups to give the campus a quick tidy.

Don't forget to swing back to the room afterwards for coffee and a light lunch to celebrate Earth Day! Please register yourself or your team so we know how many supplies to order and how much food to bring!

Ecology Lab Earth Day Celebration

Mathew Thijssen — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:57:02 +0000

Ecology Lab Earth Day Celebration Mathew Thijssen Fri, 04/10/2015 - 15:57

Join the Ecology Lab, EV1 Room 134 for a celebration of Earth Day! Take a break from studying for your exams and drop in any time on April 16th, 2015. We will have a wide variety of Earth Day activities.

Join us for:

Seed bomb making
Planting herbs
Flower pot decorating
Sprouts in a jar
Milkweed cordage
Lots of refreshments and snacks!