The University of Texas and Texas Athletics was announced as an inaugural winner of the College Sports Sustainability Makeover Contest. The award was presented Thursday during the Green Sports Alliance Summit in Houston.
The contest is designed to highlight college athletics' unique and powerful impact on community sustainability; to influence fans' sustainability behaviors where they live, work, and play; and to boost college sports' sustainability capacity.
As a winner in the large campus category, Texas will receive 10 customized waste and recycling bins from Max-R, a supply of compostable foodware from Eco-Products, and on-site assessments from University of Colorado Boulder sports sustainability staff.