Campus Race to Zero Waste
Campus Race to Zero Waste, formerly known as RecycleMania, is a friendly competition, as well as a benchmarking tool, between colleges and universities across North America to promote waste reduction activities in their campus communities! The 2025 competition starts February 2nd and ends March 29th.
Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges compete by reporting the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste, and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling. With each week’s updated ranking, participating schools follow their performance against other colleges and use the results to rally their campus to reduce and recycle more.
National recognition is provided to the winning school in each category on the Campus Race to Zero Waste website and in a national press release. Winning schools receive an award made out of recyclable materials, and win the right to host that category’s special traveling trophy for the coming year.
Our Goals
By participating in the 2025 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition, the Office of Campus Sustainability hopes to use this program to inspire, empower, mobilize, and educate our Falcons to reduce or eliminate waste!
As a benchmarking tool, Campus Race to Zero Waste provides BGSU with an opportunity to share information and learn from the waste reduction practices of other schools around the U.S. and Canada in order to improve our own efforts here on campus!
| Week of: | Event: | Date: | Location: | Time: |
| February 2nd - February 8th | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| February 9th - February 15th | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| February 16th - February 22nd | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| February 23rd - March 1st | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| March 2nd - March 8th | Spring | Break | No | Events |
| March 9th - March 15th | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| March 16th - March 22nd | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
| March 23rd - March 29th |
To Be Announced | To Be Announced | To Be Announced | TBD |
2025 Categories
This year, BGSU will participate in three categories of the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition:
Diversion, Per Capita Recycling, & Zero Waste!
Diversion
This category is for campuses that have the ability to track and report on recyclables (cans/bottles, paper and cardboard), food organics and trash on a weekly basis.
Goal:
- Divert waste from the landfill through reduction and recycling strategies. The Diversion category awards the school with the highest waste diversion percentage. Diversion is determined by the percentage of the total weight of recyclables and food organics diverted from total waste generated.
Per Capita Recycling
This category is for campuses interested in focusing on increasing their recycling rate on campus through education and engagement strategies and that have the ability to track and report on bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard; no trash required.
Goal:
- To see which Residence Hall can collect the largest combined amount of paper, cardboard and bottles and cans on a per person basis.
Zero Waste
This category is for campuses with advanced waste reduction programs, zero waste plans and policies in place, and the ability to weigh sources of MSW-related waste, and materials collected for reuse.
Goals:
- Offer alternative competition benchmarking opportunities based on a more comprehensive view of the waste stream and using higher measurement standards.
- Provide an opportunity for schools to test or showcase new waste reduction initiatives or education / outreach efforts, and in the process “prove the concept” that can serve as model for rest of campus to follow.
Electronic Recycling Drive
Date April 5th, 2025 | Time 9am-1pm | Location : Slater Family Ice Arena Parking Lot
Open to the community. Visit www.bgsu.edu/ewaste for full details.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 2.2 Total lbs per Resident
2nd Place:Tie between Kriescher and Offenhauer | 1.3 Total lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Centennial | 1.0 Total lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
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1st Place: Conklin | 4.7 Total lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Kreischer | 2.6 Total lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Offenhauer | 2.5 Total lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 5.9 Total lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Kreischer | 3.6 lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Offenhauer | 3.5 lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 7.6 lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Offenhauer | 5.9 lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Kreischer | 5.2 lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 9.1 lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Offenhauer | 7.3 lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Kreischer | 6.5 lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 10.4 lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Offenhauer | 8.9 lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Centennial | 7.2 lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Weekly Rankings:
1st Place: Conklin | 10.9 lbs per Resident
2nd Place: Offenhauer | 9.5 lbs per Resident
3rd Place: Centennial | 7.2 lbs per Resident
Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org
Weekly Rankings:
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Weekly Rankings do not reflect the overall results of Campus Race to Zero Waste. For overall rankings, refer to CampusRacetoZeroWaste.org.
Updated: 12/11/2024 05:17PM