Colorado Wins Second Straight Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge

SEATTLE (Waste 360): For the second straight football season, the Pac-12 announced that the University of Colorado Boulder has been selected as the overall winner of the Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge for the 2019 football campaign.

Finishing in second place among the overall winner category was the University of Southern California (USC). Earning subcategory wins across the challenge were the University of California, Berkeley (most-improved), Oregon State University (best student-athlete engagement) and Stanford University (best fan engagement). All four institutions will be recognized and honored during a special ceremony at the 2020 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference set for June 23 and 24 at the University of Utah.

“This is a terrific honor that many here at the University of Colorado [CU] will take pride in,” said Rick George, athletic director at Colorado, in a statement. “We are proud to achieve this recognition from the conference for our sustainable efforts in and around Folsom Field. Sustainability has been and is a very important part of who we are at CU, and we will continue to collaborate on our campus and with our peers to continue to elevate our profile.”

As part of the competition, each university submitted a scorecard detailing 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.

The judging panel consisted of Bill Walton, Pac-12 representative; Mike Carey, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design expert and sustainability coordinator at Orange Coast College; Graham Oberly, sustainability coordinator at The Ohio State University; and Cheryl Wong, assistant commissioner of sports management and championships for the Pac-12 Conference.

Courtesy: www.waste360.com