Campus Race to Zero Waste
Campus Race to Zero Waste is a two-month, nationwide recycling competition. During CR2ZW, you're invited to reduce waste, recycle more, attend events, and volunteer at the Rethink Waste Basketball Game. To date, the University of Richmond has won the following:
- 2024 CR2ZW Basketball Game Day Challenge (diversion)
- 2024 CR2ZW Football Touchdown Challenge (per capita recycling)
- 2025 CR2ZW Basketball Game Day Challenge (per capita recycling)
- 2025 CR2ZW Football Touchdown Challenge (per capita recycling)
- 2026 CR2ZW Basketball Game Day Challenge (per capita recycling)
- Next up: 2026 Football Touchdown Challenge, 9/26 (sign up to volunteer here)
How You Can Help
We're excited for faculty, staff, and students to get involved in Campus Race to Zero Waste!
Two big ways to participate are:
- Attend events that fall during the competition window.
- Volunteer to help with lake cleanups, basketball games, football games, and more.
The easiest way to participate is to educate yourself and correctly sort your waste.
On campus, you can recycle mixed paper, plastics #1, #2, and #5, clean aluminum, and cardboard. See more specific recycling guidelines here. Help us meet our goal by recycling in your office, classroom, residence hall, or apartment.
Reduce food waste by composting your food scraps and compostable cutlery at a retail dining location around campus. If you live in an apartment on campus, consider participating in our Residential Composting Program.
Have office supplies you no longer need? Want to get rid of old clothes, books, or school supplies? Bring them to the Spider Exchange.
Reduce waste by adopting sustainable habits like buying secondhand items, using a reusable water bottle or thermos, reading documents digitally rather than printing them, and planning your meals carefully to avoid food waste.
Thank you for being a green spider and helping us meet our waste diversion goals!