OU ranked No. 1 in the Campus Race to Zero Waste Challenge
ATHENS 鈥 After week 4 of the 8-week Campus Race to Zero Waste challenge, 91探花 takes first place in the MAC division.
91探花 also placed second in the state, ahead of Ohio State University. The Bobcats were able to get ahead of rival Miami University. Overall, OU was nationally ranked 16th in the 鈥淧er Capita Classic鈥 category.
During the GameDay Challenge against Miami University, 91探花 won with an 85.3 percent recovery rate. 91探花鈥檚 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan has set the goal of recovering through recycling, compost, reuse and donation 80 percent of the waste generated on campus.
Thanks to the Bobcat community, OU recycled, donated and composted over 250 pounds of waste.
鈥淚t was a lot of fun and such a great experience working with everyone to reach our goal of diverting as much waste as possible,鈥 said Gabby Gosciewski, a staff member at OHIO Recycling and Zero Waste.
鈥淚 had an awesome time sorting materials from this year鈥檚 GameDay Challenge. Campus recycling sorted out any items that could be composted, recycled or donated. It鈥檚 cool to see how much can be diverted from the landfill.鈥 said Mitch Suder, a staff member at OHIO Recycling and Zero Waste.
For more information of Campus Race to Zero Waste (formally RecycleMania), please visit .
For more information regarding OHIO University鈥檚 participation, please email Andrew Ladd at laddd@ohio.edu.