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Keep on recycling: Miami is one of 140 schools competing in the 8-week Campus Race to Zero Waste

Part of the competition: Miami's GameDay Basketball on Feb. 11 diverted 68% of waste from the landfill

by Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing • Published
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø volunteers weigh the waste
Olivia Herron (center), Miami's director of sustainability, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇø volunteers sorted and weighed waste from the Recycling with the RedHawks basketball game on Feb. 11 for the Campus Race to Zero Waste GameDay Basketball category (photo by Alex Miller).
Sustainability

Keep on recycling: Miami is one of 140 schools competing in the 8-week Campus Race to Zero Waste

Olivia Herron (center), Miami's director of sustainability, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇø volunteers sorted and weighed waste from the Recycling with the RedHawks basketball game on Feb. 11 for the Campus Race to Zero Waste GameDay Basketball category (photo by Alex Miller).
by Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing • Published
campus race to zero waste logo

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø is competing in the national collegiate recycling tournament, now halfway through the eight-week competition period that ends March 29. 

Along with the GameDay Basketball and Food Organics, Miami is competing in the Stephen H. Gaski Per Capita Recycling category.

Results are based on the cumulative weight of recyclables (paper, cardboard, bottles, and cans) on a per person basis (ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs and staff, Oxford campus) during the eight-week period. The Per Capita Recycling category is named in honor of the late Steve Gaski, former director of building and special services at Miami and an early supporter of Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly called RecycleMania) in its first years. 

, Miami's waste hauling provider, is partnering with the Office of Sustainability during the contest by weighing the amount of recyclables collected on campus during the competition.

On-campus recycling refresher

Rumpke collects acceptable items in the blue recycling bins on campus (or other bins at Armstrong Student Center).

A list of currently accepted recyclables is on the Sustainability website. 

Plastic Cups? Yes, except colorful Solo cups

Sushi trays? No, not recyclable by Rumpke. Do not place in blue bins. Have a Hefty ReNew bag (see "5 Ways to Reduce Your Waste, link at right)?  Place it there for recycling. 

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Student volunteers sort GameDay Basketball waste (photo by Alex Miller)

Game Day Basketball results

Fans attending the Recycling with the RedHawks men’s basketball game Feb. 11 had a chance to compete with other schools in the Campus Race to Zero Waste GameDay Basketball competition. The competition is based on the diversion rate of recyclables from waste during one home basketball game. 

Final results from all schools competing in this category will be posted in April. 

Miami’s GameDay Basketball results:

  • 68% of total waste diverted from landfill, based on total weight
  • 31% of total waste was composted (collected by GoZERO services)
Thank you to Olivia Herron, sustainability director, Alex Miller, sustainability engagement coordinator, Millett Hall building service workers, and a team of volunteer ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs who sorted and weighed the waste after the game. 
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