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What is WATgreen

WATgreen is an educational initiative for the students AND the University. The WATgreen initiative provides students, faculty and staff with an opportunity to make a positive contribution to the resolution of environmental issues facing the University. Together we can transform the campus into a sustainable ecosystem.

In the Environment and Resource Studies 250 course, Greening the Campus, students learn to apply the skills and tools of interdisciplinary research to current real-life problems involved in running the university or in fostering sustainability in Waterloo, Kitchener, and the region. This course makes a direct contribution to enhancing the sustainability of the campus and the broader community in which it is located. The campus and the community serve as the laboratory for identifying, evaluating, and assessing indicators of progress toward greater sustainability.