TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State University and Sun Devil Athletics were recognized for its sustainability efforts by participating in the 2014 Game Day Zero Waste Challenge as the Pac-12 Conference announced its membership in the Green Sports Alliance. Among the five categories by which schools are ranked, ASU:
• Ranked first within the Pac-12 for the challenge’s recycling and organics reduction categories. • ASU recycled an average of over one pound of waste per person.
• Ranked second in the conference for conference diversion rate category
• Placed third for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction
• Placed fifth for waste minimization
Universities from across the nation annually compete within their conferences to measure their waste reduction at football games, and each school that participates in the challenge must report data from one game day of the season.