A football stadium may have green grass but does it have green habits? Each week, Great Lakes Echo highlights a Big Ten football stadium’s attempts to do the most to impact the environment the least.
All schools have information on the stadium’s diversion rate – the amount of waste recycled instead of put in a landfill.
Photo: University of Nebraska.
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
School: University of Nebraska
Built: 1923
Capacity: 81,091
2012 diversion Rate: 95 percent
Scouting report: The school’s athletic department began partnering with Recycling Enterprises of Nebraska during the 2008 season to max out recycling. Recycling bins for paper and plastic are placed near all trash receptacles, said Richard Sutton, professor of Agronomy and Horticulture.
The athletic department also asks fans to pick up the surrounding area of their seats during and after games. The newly implemented “Go Green for Big Red” campaign allows students and community members to volunteer to spread awareness of these practices at the school.