/ecenter/ en /ecenter/2022/04/11/ralphies-green-stampede-spring-semester-recap <span>Ralphie's Green Stampede spring semester recap</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-04-11T00:00:00-06:00" title="Monday, April 11, 2022 - 00:00">Mon, 04/11/2022 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ecenter/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/rgs_7.jpg?h=a80e7065&amp;itok=s52p_gUr" width="1200" height="800" alt="Ralphie's Green Stampede students"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/ecenter/taxonomy/term/142"> sustainable perspectives </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ecenter/taxonomy/term/151" hreflang="en">compost</a> <a href="/ecenter/taxonomy/term/152" hreflang="en">recycling</a> <a href="/ecenter/taxonomy/term/206" hreflang="en">volunteering</a> <a href="/ecenter/taxonomy/term/196" hreflang="en">zero waste</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ecenter/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/rgs_1.jpg?itok=munMtMNT" width="1500" height="751" alt="Ralphie's Green Stampede event"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Ralphie鈥檚 Green Stampede, a partnership between the CU Environmental Center, CU Athletics&nbsp;and Facilities Management, completed another successful basketball season. Ralphie鈥檚 Green Stampede had student volunteers at more than 20 men's and women's basketball games in the 2021-22 season. Volunteers educated Buffs fans about zero waste and how to be a sustainable Buff at home, work&nbsp;and play. RGS also helped achieve a record 91% diversion rate at the Buffs鈥� final home game against Arizona.</p> <p></p> <p><em>Zero Waste students (left to right)&nbsp;Moe, Emily&nbsp;and Maytal&nbsp;pose at a sustainability table at the CU Events Center<br> for the 2022 green basketball game. More than 200 fans visited the sustainability table at the green game.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>At the sustainability table, fans could take a pledge to reduce their environmental impact and play a recycling<br> game in order to win prizes like bamboo utensils, water bottles, t-shirts made from recycled water bottles&nbsp;and bike<br> lights. Here an RGS student, Claire, and RGS program manager, Angie, hand out prizes.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>At the sustainability table, Environmental Center student Maytal taught both Colorado and Arizona fans about<br> proper recycling sorting by having them play a game modeled on corn hole.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>After the games CU Recycling students sort and audit all the waste from the game on folding tables at the event<br> center in order to minimize the waste sent to landfills.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>At our green game, the Buffs鈥� upset win over Arizona on Feb.&nbsp;26, we diverted 91% of the waste from landfills,<br> including 1,200lbs of bottles and cans for recycling and 1,500lbs of organic waste sent to a compost yard.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>At sorts, CU Recycling students like Makayla (left), work with CU Athletics staff like sustainability coordinator<br> Alex Hoots (right) to audit the waste from concessions staff to ensure that they are following proper sorting<br> procedures. Students follow up with training for staff.</em></p> <p></p> <p><em>Ralphie鈥檚 Green Stampede MVP Lucas (center-left) poses with four of the volunteers he recruited and trained<br> this season to help make CU basketball zero waste.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Ralphie鈥檚 Green Stampede, a partnership between the CU Environmental Center, CU Athletics and Facilities Management, has completed another successful basketball season.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 500 at /ecenter