Campus Race To Zero Waste
Georgetown University is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide friendly competition and benchmarking tool that promotes waste-reduction activities across campus communities. Over an 8-week period in the Spring, Georgetown and numerous other colleges and universities will report the amount of recycling, trash, and compost collected each week and be ranked in various categories. We’ll follow our performance against other schools and use the results to rally our campus to reduce and recycle more!
For more information about Campus Race To Zero Waste, visit here
Categories
This year, Georgetown University is participating in the following categories:
- Diversion: The goal of this category is to 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.
- Game Day Basketball: We will plan outreach and education activities, and report the weights for recycling, food organics, and trash generated during a home basketball game.
Get Involved!
Check out our Events Calendar for all listed events
Week 1 (Sunday, February 1st- Saturday, February 7th)
- Kick-Off Campus Race To Zero Race by joining us Sunday, February 1st from 10 AM to 1 PM in Leavey Center for Slate & Sip: A Chalkboard Social. EcoReps and interested students can enjoy Corp hot chocolate and help decorate the Sellinger Lounge Chalkboard to kick-off the competition! Students MUST bring their own mugs for hot chocolate.
- Bring your compost weekly to Leavey Center every Wednesday from 12 PM to 4 PM by the Leavey Center front desk throughout the month of February!
- Weigh The Waste at Leo’s Dining Hall at The Table on Wednesday, February 4th, from 4 PM to 6 PM by bringing your food scraps by the dish return, where a table will be present to weigh food scraps!
Week 2 (Sunday, February 8th- Saturday, February 14th)
- Faculty or Staff?
- Attend a specialized virtual training for our Green Office Program that will focus on Waste Management at Georgetown University, hosted by our Zero Waste Associates on Monday, February 9th, from 12 PM to 1 PM via Zoom. Register today!
- Attend our quarterly Thriving At Georgetown: Sustainability 101 virtual training session on Friday, February 13th, from 12 PM to 1 PM to learn all things Sustainability at Georgetown. Register today!
- Calling all EcoReps or students interested in Sustainability! Join us Tuesday, February 10th from 5 PM to 6 PM for a specialized virtual workshop on Waste Management at Georgetown University hosted by our Zero Waste Associates via Zoom! Register today!
- Get in the Game Day spirit by attending REUSE’s ReStitch event in partnership with the Office of Sustainability and Depop to make your basketball game day outfit on Thursday, February 12th, from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Makers’ Hub Idea Lab!
- Attend Georgetown University’s first-ever Sustainability Basketball Game Day in partnership with the Women’s Basketball Team on Saturday, February 14th at 2 PM. Join us as we cheer on our Hoyas as they go against Providence College! The first 250 guests will receive free Chaia Tacos! Join us for an afternoon full of sustainable fun! Interested in volunteering? Sign up to volunteer today!
Week 3 &4 (Sunday, February 15th- Saturday, February 28th)
- For two weeks only, try the Office of Sustainability x The Corp drink from Monday, February 16th, to Friday, February 28th, exclusively purchased with a reusable cup. Any and all drinks purchased this week that use a reusable cup can get $1 off (while supplies last)!
- Join us in Leo’s Dining Hall from 11 AM to 1 PM at The Table on Wednesday, February 18th to learn about Ozzi Containers and to get free Ozzi Swag!
- Tabling for reusable mugs at UnCommon Grounds
Week 5 (Sunday, March 1st- Saturday, March 7th)
- Spring Break!
Week 6 (Sunday, March 8th-Saturday, March14th)
- Faculty or Staff? Attend a specialized virtual training for our Green Office Program that will focus on Reducing Food Waste at Georgetown University, hosted by the GU Food Recovery Network on Monday, March 9th, from 12 PM to 1 PM via Zoom.
- Calling all EcoReps or students interested in Sustainability! Join us Tuesday, March 10th from 5 PM to 6 PM for a virtual panel discussion on “Careers in Sustainability” in partnership with the Hoya Sustainability Network via Zoom! Register today to attend!
Week 7 (Sunday, March 15th-Saturday, March 21st)
- Join us on Thursday, March 19th, from 9 AM to 12 PM as we take a trip to the PG County Compost Facility. Limited spots available. Register today!
- Are you a student passionate about Sustainability? Join us on Saturday, March 21st at BLANK University from 1 PM to 4 PM for the bi-annual DC Student Sustainability Leadership Summit that brings together passionate DC students interested in Sustainability! Register today!
Week 8 (Sunday, March 22nd- Saturday, March 28th)
- Join us for our annual Growing Roots Retreat to kick off Earth Month on Wednesday, March 25th, a day-long retreat focused on ecological spirituality in collaboration with Mission & Ministry, taking place at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center in Virginia from 9 AM to 4 PM. Register today!
Additional Engagements
- Download the Big Belly App to compost outdoors at selected locations at the Hilltop Campus
- At Leo’s? Compost any food scraps or food-soiled papers on the top floor. Enroll in the Ozzi Reusable To-Go Container Program to take food to go from Leo’s and reduce single-use plastics