Mountaineer Recycling Challenge
October 11, 2017 09:46 AM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in conjunction with the WVU Office of Sustainability, will be participating in the National GameDay Recycling Challenge Saturday, Oct. 14, during the football game against Texas Tech.Recycling bins will be placed in several locations to encourage fans to recycle, and students will distribute recycling bags in various parking lots before kickoff.
Mountaineer fans are encouraged to place clean cardboard, drink cartons, empty plastic and glass bottles and containers and aluminum cans in the recycling bags and bins located around Milan Puskar Stadium.
Fans should place food and liquid waste, paper towels and napkins and styrofoam in normal trash containers.
During the 2016 season, WVU collected nearly 40,000 pounds of recyclable materials. This year, fans are encouraged to recycle more to beat last year's total.
The GameDay Recycling Challenge is a nationwide competition among universities to reduce and recycle the waste generated at home football games.
During each competition cycle, participating schools report recycling, compost and attendance data for at least one home football game. In 2016, 79 schools rallied fans to recycle and compost an impressive 2.7 million pounds of bottles, cans, paper, cardboard and food organics from football stadiums and tailgating areas while also raising awareness and inspiring action around waste reduction.
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