Education and Awareness

North Carolina State University

2021 – Hosts virtual focus groups during COVID, to gather information about the knowledge base on campus related to waste minimization and gain ideas on how to improve waste reduction and recycling efforts.

The University of Texas at Dallas

2021 – Builds a coalition of students and sustainability‐oriented student organizations to promote waste minimization practices and increase recycling rates during the CR2ZW competition season and beyond.

Towson University

2021 – Social media education and awareness campaigns focused on waste reduction and avoidance best practices, with an emphasis on food waste and wasted food.

University at Albany

2021 – Focuses on waste reduction and access to clean water through incentivizing reusable water bottles with the Fill It Forward app while also giving back to the global community.

University of Michigan

2021 – Engages staff and students working and studying both on campus and remotely using weekly feedback, themes, challenges, and activities throughout the competition to encourage waste reducing behaviors.

University of North Texas

2021 – Students were given pouches of biodegradable confetti composed of dried flowers as a plastic‐free alternative to help prevent plastic confetti litter on campus from graduation photo shoots.

University of South Florida

2021 – Students create a social marketing campaign to increase awareness of recycling and food waste reduction on campus.

University of Southern Mississippi

2021 – Focusing on educational outreach by hosting events to help engage the campus community on sustainable practices and issues.

University of Washington

2021 – Hosting a Trash Art Contest for the campus community members to raise awareness about waste impacts on the environment.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2021 – Hosting an interactive seminar developed in collaboration with WPI’s Student Green Team to convey information and awareness on waste and recycling.