Volunteers sorted through about 3,000 pounds of recyclable materials during the recent UF vs. Furman University football game on Nov. 19 as part of a competition between college sustainability programs.
The Green Team Network, a group affiliated with UF's Office of Sustainability, participated in the Environmental Protection Agency's Game Day Challenge. The competition aims to reduce waste and promote recycling on football gamedays.
The game's crowd produced 1,740 pounds of bottles and cans and 1,200 pounds of corrugated cardboard in addition to 15,300 pounds of trash, said Stephanie Sims, implementation coordinator for the Office of Sustainability.
Green Team student coordinator Rebecca Atkins, a wildlife ecology and conservation sophomore, has never compared UF's Green Team to other colleges before.
"It would be wonderful for UF to be recognized as a campus dedicated to sustainability," Atkins, 19, said in an email.
