Hosted by Clemson Recycling in partnership with Solid Green Club, EcoReps, CUSG, Clemson Athletics, Clemson Dining, Clemson Home, Inside Clemson, and Clemson Facilities.

Welcome to the Zero Waste Challenge!

The idea behind this challenge is to promote sustainable habits, and get you thinking about your current lifestyle. Are there things you could be doing to help Clemson be more sustainable?

Explanation of challenge

Complete challenges by following us then posting a picture on your instagram story or instagram feed, facebook, or twitter. Be sure to tag us @CURecycling on instagram and facebook or @CURecycle on twitter, and use our #ClemsonZWC hashtag. Challenges can be completed at any time and in any order.

Completed challenges earn points, and points add up to prizes! If you earn the points, you earn the prize - there is no participant limit or only one "winner".

You must keep track of earned points as you post with this google form

https://forms.gle/uKLWWFhzSnP1G1aq7

Will you be the next Zero Waste Champion?

*Must be a Clemson student, faculty, or staff to participate.

Level 1 Challenges

Worth 1 point each

Skip the straw

Refill your water bottle at a campus water fountain refill station

Bring your own mug or tumbler

Have a zero waste meal

Bring your own reusable bag

Recycle at a recycling station on campus

Pick up litter and dispose of it properly

Show us how you recycle at home

Use reusable utensils instead of disposable ones

Find a compost bin on campus

Donate old items of clothing

Use sustainable toiletries and cosmetic products

Eat leftovers

Switch from glass bottles to aluminum cans

Buy zero packaging products

Buy in bulk using your own containers

Sign up for e-magazines, catalogs and cancel paper ones

Level 2 Challenges

Worth 2 points each

Recycle items at Kite Hill Recycling Center

Compost at Kite Hill Recycling Center

Share a zero waste tip

Visit our Solid Green table at an event

Attend a Solid Green event

Complete one of our surveys (you don't have to post about this one - we'll get your info when you take the survey)

Find our tailgating table at football and play a game

Incorporate one of our sustainable tailgating tips into your tailgate

Use a pack of compost from the Starbucks grounds to garden program at your home garden

Upcycle something that would have been thrown away

Level 3 Challenges

Worth 3 points each

Incorporate more than one of our sustainable tailgating tips into your tailgate

Share a way you go above and beyond to support zero waste/recycling/composting on campus

Level 4 Challenges

Worth 4 points each

Volunteer at a sustainability event (tailgating, recyclemania, etc) - you get points for each event you volunteer for! Watch our social media pages for upcoming events and comment or message us to volunteer.

Volunteer for waste sorting Sunday after football

Fill a trash bag with litter found on campus and dispose of it properly

Organize a group to pick up trash together

Check our social media accounts for additional tasks that may be introduced during the challenge.