2025
October
Registration Opens
October - TBD
Webinar
Info Session: Overview of 2026 Competition
November - TBD
Webinar
Tips and Best Practices for Engaging Your Campus in the 2026 Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition
November - TBD
Webinar
Campus Race to Zero Waste Rules and Tracking Requirements
2026
Jan 18-24
1st Pre-season Week
Participating schools encouraged to begin tracking weights
Jan 25 - Jan 31
2nd Pre-season Week
-Mon 1/26 to Wed 1/28 - Report weights for 1st pre-season week
-Fri 1/30 - Results for 1st pre-season week posted
-Fri 1/30 - Results for 1st pre-season week posted
Feb 1
Kickoff for 2026 Competition
Feb 1 - Feb 7
Week 1
-Mon 2/2 to Wed 2/4 | Report weights for 2nd pre-season week
-Fri 2/6 | Results for 2nd pre-season week posted
-Fri 2/6 | Results for 2nd pre-season week posted
Feb 3
Last day to register
Feb 8 - 14
Week 2
-Mon 2/9 to Wed 2/11 | Report weights for Week 1
-Fri 2/13 | Results for Week 1 posted
-Fri 2/13 | Results for Week 1 posted
Feb 15 - 21
Week 3
-Mon 2/16 to Wed 2/18 | Report weights for Week 2
-Fri 2/20 | Results for Week 2 posted
-Fri 2/20 | Results for Week 2 posted
Feb 22 - Feb 28
Week 4
-Mon 2/23 to Wed 2/25 | Report weights for Week 3
-Fri 2/27 | Results for Week 3 posted
-Fri 2/27 | Results for Week 3 posted
Mar 1 - Mar 7
Week 5
-Mon 3/2 to Wed 3/4 | Report weights for Week 4
-Fri 3/6 | Results for Week 4 posted
-Fri 3/6 | Results for Week 4 posted
Mar 8 - 14
Week 6
-Mon 3/9 to Wed 3/11 | Report weights for Week 5
-Fri 3/13 | Results for Week 5 posted
-Fri 3/13 | Results for Week 5 posted
Mar 15 - 21
Week 7
-Mon 3/16 to Wed 3/18 | Report weights for Week 6
-Fri 3/20 | Results for Week 6 posted
-Fri 3/20 | Results for Week 6 posted
Mar 22 -28
Week 8
-Mon 3/23 to Wed 3/25 | Report weights for Week 7
-Fri 3/27 | Results for Week 7 posted
-Wed 4/1 | Report weights for Week 8
-Fri 3/27 | Results for Week 7 posted
-Wed 4/1 | Report weights for Week 8
Mar 28
End of 2026 Competition
Apr 13
Deadline to Submit Final Weights For:
-Revisions (if any) for previous Weeks 1 - 8
-GameDay Basketball
-Electronics
-GameDay Basketball
-Electronics
Apr 24
Unofficial Reports Posted Online
April 30