DURHAM, N.C. - Duke University’s gameday waste minimization efforts recently reached their peak with the first zero waste game day in Blue Devil athletics history with the Pittsburgh contest November 14. Duke became the first ACC program to achieve the zero waste feat, full 2015 results have not been finalized yet, and only the seventh nationally.
The zero waste encompassed the entire game day experience, including parking lots, exterior events areas, the pre-game concert that took place at Jack Coombs Field and interior of stadium.
The push for zero waste is part of the GameDay Recycling Challenge, a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at their football games, implementing waste reduction programs during home games.