Campus Race to Zero Waste

1. Motivate students and staff to increase recycling efforts and reduce waste generation.
2. Generate attention and support for campus recycling programs.
3. Encourage colleges to measure and benchmark recycling activity in their effort to improve their programs over time.
4. Have a fair and friendly competition.

Official CR2ZW weekly results are posted each Friday afternoon during the competition to the Scoreboard section of the Campus Race to Zero Waste website. 

Throughout the competition, weekly activities supporting recycling and waste reduction will take place.  

Do you believe in the importance of reducing waste and recycling?  We sure do and we want to let everyone know!  "I recycle. Do you?" occurs every Wednesday during the 8 week competition.  Volunteers will randomly ask people if they recycle, and if so, people will be asked if they'd like to be recoginized as a recycling advocate.  We'll take your picture and post to our Instagram.  Oh, and you may even win a prize.

Campus Race to Zero Waste volunteers will scour our campuses every Thursday during the 8-week competition, to spot someone recycling.  The lucky recycler will be “Caught Green Handed” and awarded a small prize (reusable mug, etc.) for recycling.   

Do you use a reusable water bottle or mug?  Our volunteers will be awarding prizes to people who are reducing their environmental footprint and practicing reuse.  We'll take your mug shot to post on our Instagram page.

12 Easy Steps to Do Your Part :

1. Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!
2. Think before you throw something out: "Can this item be recycled?"
3. Place a work order to request recycling bins 
4. Add a tagline to ReThink, Reduce, ReUse and Recycle to your emails
5. Like our posts on Instagram!
6. Volunteer to hang posters around campus 
7. Create a video promoting how you reduce waste
8. Post recycling instructions near bins
9. Compost
10. Volunteer to be a Recycling Ranger at basketball games
11. Tell a Friend!
12. Rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and have fun!