Become a Waste Watcher

Waste Watchers are recruited at the beginning of each semester. If you are an MIT student and would like to become a WW, please contact waste-watchers-admin@mit.edu.

A WW's duties include:

Becoming trained on MIT's specific waste sorting practices, including an online course via Atlas and a 30 minute mandatory in-person class

Staffing events requested by different organizations to decrease waste stream contamination

Recording waste stream data for future product purchasing decisions

The WW program operates similar to that of ushers in that emails will be sent out and events will be first come, first serve. Payment is $15/hr, including training. Other benefits usually include a free ticket to the event and free food.