51勛圖厙 wins Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge
Thanks to hard work and dedication by Facilities Management and Ralphie's Green Stampede staff and volunteers, 51勛圖厙 was named overall winner in the泭Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge for the 2018 football season.
Press release from the Pac-12 Conference:
SAN FRANCISCO泭 One of the core pillars of泭, the Conference today announced that the泭51勛圖厙泭has been selected as the overall winner of the Pac-12泭Zero Waste Challenge for the 2018 football season. Also recognized as subcategory winners included the泭University of Arizona泭(鳥棗莽喧-勳鳥梯娶棗措梗餃),泭Arizona State University泭(best student-athlete engagement) and the泭University of Washington泭(best fan engagement). All four institutions will be recognized and honored during a special ceremony during the泭泭set for June 25-26 at the University of Washington.
Sustainability is a very important key for us, something we take a great deal of pride in," said Rick George, athletic director at Colorado. "We want to be leaders in this area and we are certainly excited about being recognized in this way.
The泭Pac-12泭Zero Waste Challenge is held annually during both football and basketball seasons. Each university selects one home football game and one home basketball game to compete and provide a platform for engaging on best practices in waste diversion. As part of the competition, each university submitted a scorecard describing the efforts around its Zero Waste game. Criteria is weighted as such: 25 percent participation and partnerships, 25 percent innovation credit and 50 percent stadium diversion rate.
A total of five judges selected one overall winner and one winner in three categories. The judging panel consisted of:
- Bill Walton泭泭Pac-12泭representative, sustainability advocate & basketball legend
- Mike Carey泭 LEED Expert & sustainability coordinator at Orange Coast College
- Graham Oberly泭 Sustainability coordinator at Ohio State University
- Cheryl Wong泭 Assistant commissioner, sports management & championships,泭Pac-12泭Conference
More information on the泭Pac-12泭Zero Waste Challenge is available at泭.泭More information on the 2019泭Pac-12泭Sustainability Conference set for June 25-26 at the University of Washington is available at泭.
Overall Winner 2018 Football Season:泭Colorado (vs. Arizona State, Oct. 6, 2018)
- Achieved 91.82% stadium diversion rate, including over 8,700 lbs in compost, over 3,900 lbs in bottles and cans and over 1,300 lbs to landfill.
- The NCAAs first Division I sustainable athletics program, Ralphies Green Stampede has seen Buffs athletics implement zero waste programs in all venues, zero net carbon emissions in all facilities, zero net water use practices in all facilities as well as a zero net-energy football practice facility.
- In promotion of a circular economy, Colorado collects plastic bags from stadium activities and sends them to a recycler who then manufactures new 70% recycled content plastics bags, which the university then uses to collect tailgate recycling on gamedays.
- As a zero-waste, zero-car and zero-glass organized tailgate, the Franklin Field Tailgate area of Colorado football games has become a platform for a high-diversion tailgate area with a zero-waste eco product package, complete with plates, napkins, cups and utensils.