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Welcome to the home page of the University of Washington Garbology Project.  This website contains all sorts of information about and produced by the ongoing efforts on the UW campus, as well as information about the subject of garbology in general.  Because the project and the website represent ongoing student efforts, please bear in mind that content here will always be a work in progress.The UW Garbology Project (UWGP) is an all-volunteer organization created by students at the University of Washington.  Their goal is to educate students about the intersections between archaeology, modern culture, and waste while finding ways to improve our local strategies for waste management. They attempt to achieve this goal by engaging students in the direct study of the waste we produce on campus to gain insights about the waste issues confronting the UW community as a whole.  They work in partnership with the UW Archaeology Program (in the Department of Anthropology) and UW Recycling, and their past and present work has involved collaboration with a number of organizations at UW and beyond, including those listed below.  Their current work is funded by a small grant provided by the University of Washington Campus Sustainability Fund.For more information about current and past work,  explore the website