Let’s have a Trash Talk

At Student Housing and Dining Services Sustainability, we love good Trash Talk, and we want you to be part of it too!

In your Res Hall's waste collection area, you will have access to three waste streams: Compost, Landfill, and Recycle.  All residents are responsible for emptying their room waste in the right waste collection area. To find out where the waste collection area is in your building, please check out your building Waste Guide.

Please do:

• Pay attention to the posted waste sorting signs to know what waste goes on each stream.
• Flatten cardboard boxes and put in the proper bin to be recycled. 
• Refer to your Residence Hall waste guide for instructions on where to dispose of Household Hazardous Waste, Reusables, and eWaste.

Please avoid:

• Placing room waste in bathroom waste bin, lobby waste bins, and hallways. 
• Disposing cardboard in waste chutes, as they can pose a fire and safety hazard if chute becomes jammed.
• Disposing cardboard in Mixed Recycle toters, as they take up too much room.

Want to learn more?
Proper waste sorting is just the start in the world of zero waste. Help us create a more sustainable community in Student Housing and Dining Services by finding more tips in our Sustainable Action Guide.

It’s time to plant! This week in the garden join us in getting those winter crops started

Ready to get your hands dirty? We will be plating Fall & Winter veggies and starting some seeds like beets, cabbage, carrots, celery and more. This is the perfect time to start with your garden journey.
Also happening in the Resident Gardens:

• Week 3: Journaling in the garden – learning how to keep track of your gardening process
• Week 4: Irrigation week – learning sustainable ways to water your plants.

Scroll down for Garden Hours and more Resident Garden info

Love Gardening? Join one of our Resident Gardens during garden hours!
Garden Hours are open to all Student Housing Residents living in Cuarto, Segundo, & Tercero. Drop-in for as much or as little time as you like to learn new skills - or put existing skills to use – and meet new people.

No experience necessary! All instructions and tools are provided.

Fall Quarter Garden Hours start this week in the following schedule:

Resident Garden @ Segundo – located between Bixby Hall and the Segundo Dining Commons

• Mondays: 1:00-3:00pm
• Wednesdays: 2:00-4:00pm
• Thursdays: 11:00-1:00pm

Resident Garden @ Tercero – located near the main entrance to Latitude

• Tuesdays: 8:30-10:30am
• Thursdays: 8:30-10:30am
• Fridays: 10:00-12:00pm

Join our Resident Garden Discord Server to meet your fellow gardeners and be the first ones to know about Resident Garden news and events!

Adopt-A-Plot

Residents can also adopt a plot in the Segundo or Tercero garden for one quarter or longer to steward their own garden space. Adopt-a-plotters will have access to garden materials and mentorship. 
If you are interested in adopting a plot, please fill out the Adopt-A-Plot application or visit us during open volunteer hours and speak to one of our Resident Garden Coordinators. 
Visit housing.ucdavis.edu/sustainability/resident-garden for more information about the resident gardens

Stay connected! 

Sign up for the weekly Student Housing and Dining Services Sustainability Newsletter to stay connected with Sustainability and hear about sustainability tips, upcoming events, and more! Sign up at housing.ucdavis.edu/sustainability/newsletter