Join the UQ Green Ambassador Program (GAP) and UQ GEMS for a bushcare working bee on a Sunday morning. Help the environment, meet like-minded people, and enjoy fellowship afterwards!
UQ Sustainability, UQSRC & UQGEMS will be hitting the pavement with trash bags and gloves in hand, picking up as much rubbish as we can find around UQ’s St Lucia campus.
Are you interested in learning more about climate change and want to take action, but are not sure where to start? The UQ Carbon Literacy Program is for you! Join the next round, November 22-26.
Are you interested in learning more about climate change and want to take action, but are not sure where to start? The UQ Carbon Literacy Program is for you! Join the next round, November 22-26.
Red, yellow, green, or blue?! It's a question we've all asked ourselves in front of the bins! If you’ve ever been confused about recycling and waste, visit our Recycle Right pop up and learn about the different waste streams at UQ.
Join UQ Sustainability’s Christine McCallum in a discussion about the different types of plastics that are part of our lives, which ones can be recycled and how this happens, what governments are doing to change the tide of plastics, and where we fit in as consumers.
Get stuck into National Recycling Week with your workplace.Host a recycling trivia session and challenge your colleagues and bosses to see how much they really know about recycling.
Is your kitchen cupboard overflowing with mismatched mugs? Do you have old tea cups with missing saucers hiding in your China cabinet? If the answer is yes, it might be time for a clean out! UQ Sustainability and UQ Wellness are teaming up for an upcoming series of workshops using old mismatched mugs to create desktop plants. We need your help!
We’re inviting the UQ community to participate in the Be Green, Be Kind, Be Giving Campaign, which is an opportunity for UQ staff and students to declutter their lives and give away their unwanted stuff to help our local community.
Plogging – the act of picking up litter while out on a run or walk, is a great way to get outside and help our environment! Get your friends and family together, or go solo, and see how much rubbish you can collect throughout SWOTVAC & National Recycling Week. Email us a picture of the rubbish you collect to get a prize!
Contribute to sustainability at UQ and experience professional development opportunities! Nominations for GAP's 2022 Council are open until Sunday 24 October. Apply today!
Swing by the Grassy Knoll on our St Lucia campus, grab a bargain, participate in the circular economy, and learn about the social and environmental impacts of the fashion industry.