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On March 24, 2018, WWF hosted the first Designing Change for a Living Planet 2018 Hackathon at their Toronto headquarters, bringing together diverse student teams from 12 campuses across Ontario. The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ team included students from Environment, Resources and Sustainability (ERS), Health Studies and Mathematical Physics.

During the Week of October 16^th – October 20^th, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ partnered with the Sustainability Office and participated in its first ever Zero Waste Week as part of the national Waste Reduction Week campaign.

On Wednesday, June 21^st the Sustainability Office hosted Bike Day in the Arts Quad to celebrate those who cycleÌýto campus and promote sustainable transportation modes.

From March 30^th until April 21^st, the Office of Sustainability hosted the Green Office Energy Challenge for all green offices across campus to participate.

On Thursday, April 20^th, the Sustainability Office and Climate Action À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region hosted two high school groups – Resurrection and St. David’s -Ìýfrom the WCDSB for the Energize: Sustainable City Challenge. The day was filled with discussion, idea-generation, and problem-solving to showcase the students’ vision for a sustainable À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region!

On April 18^th, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and the Kitchener Public Library, in association with Power Shift À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region, hosted its Public Lecture: Transforming Energy in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region. There were over 140 people who filled up the auditorium to hear what the future holds for sustainability and energy in the Region.

On March 23, 2017 President FeridunÌýHamdullahpur approved Policy 53 - Environmental Sustainability, creating the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's first sustainability policy.

Starting March 6th, the Region of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is changing the way that waste is collected. To ensure your garbage is collected properly and to keep our community and neighbourhoods clean, please review the following information.

What do Brexit, community gardens, and climate change have in common?Ìý Attendees at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s third annual Eco-Summit learned about the global, local, and University networks that are building a sustainable future, as well as the tensions within and between those networks.

Jean Andrey, Dean of Environment, has issued the #1000GreenUWÌýcampus-wide challenge to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community in the lead up to Earth Day (April 22nd).