Sports Sustainability

NCAA’s FirstÌýDivision I Sustainable Athletics Program

Ìý– est. 2008 –

Ralphie’s Green Stampede supports Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAthletics in implementing a sustainability framework that focuses on environmental impact, economic resources and social responsibility.ÌýThrough conscientiousÌýgameday operations and stakeholder engagement, we empower all Buffs to have a positive impact on and off the field.

Ralphie's Green Stampede Volunteers

Ralphie's Green Stampede (RGS) is CU’s sports sustainability program created by Facilities Management Recycling and Solid Waste, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAthletics and the Environmental Center. Many players and partners work on this program to make it successful, including Facilities Management Grounds, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØParking, Levy Restaurants and Buffalo Sports Properties.

Help continue Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's tradition of zero waste at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØfootball games. Folsom Field is home to the nation's first zero-waste athletics program. RGS has won three Pac-12 sustainability championships in the past five years. By volunteering with RGS, you will play a key role in recycling and composting hundreds of thousands of pounds of material every season. Volunteers will gain skills in event operations, zero waste and sustainable leadership, and also join a community of hundreds of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØstudents, staff and community members that work to make the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBuffs zero waste champions. RGS has won three GameDay Zero Waste Touchdown Challenges and four Pac-12 Sustainabilty Challenges over the past 8 years.

Volunteers receive free entry to games, anÌýRGS shirtÌýand other great perks. EmailÌýGreen.Stampede@colorado.eduÌýwith questions.

Ralphie's Green Stampede Highlights

Our Sustainable SponsorsÌý

A carbon-free future doesn’t just happen. We make it happen together. Xcel Energy, the Buffs and Ralphie’s Green Stampede are all in to make the world a better, brighter, cleaner and more efficient place to live, work and play. Xcel Energy is committed to making energy work better for the Buffs and Colorado.

At Eco-Products, we believe waste can be a wonderful thing.ÌýWe support the mission of RGS by providing certified compostable products and Zero Waste support. As trusted partners of Folsom Field since 2010 and Franklin Field Zero Waste Tailgate Zone since 2016, we are working to shift how we think about waste and scale Zero Waste practices and composting infrastructure globally.Ìý

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