Zero Waste Game Day

Zero Waste logo

Jerry Richardson Stadium is a zero waste facility, so we sort materials differently than you would at home. At football games, cups, tubs, and bottles and cans are collected for recycling, while all food waste and paper packaging goes to a compost facility. Volunteers and university staff work together to sort these materials to ensure they are directed to the correct facility. 

By placing materials in the correct bins, you help us achieve our zero waste goal!

Compost

If you ate from it, compost it!

All foodchicken tenders
Bojangles boxesBojangle's boxes
Parchment paperparchment paper
Domino’s boxesDomino's box
Napkinspaper napkin
Paper boatspaper boat
Paper cups and lids for cheese saucecheese sauce container and lid
Popcorn bags and tubspopcorn bag
Straws and straw wrappersstraw
Minute Maid frozen lemonade cupsMinute Maid frozen lemonade container
Forks and spoonsplastic spoonplastic fork

Recycle

If you drank from it, recycle it!

Aluminum cans (beer and energy drinks)aluminum can with UNC Charlotte "C"
Plastic water and soda bottlesCoca Cola plastic bottle
Souvenir cups (cold and hot cups)Souvenir cup branded with UNC Charlotte C
Clear plastic cupsClear plastic cup
Copa wine cupsCopa wine cup

Check out the video below about zero waste in the stadium, shown before every home football game beginning in Fall 2025!

Have an item not listed above?

If you need to dispose of items that are not listed above, please dispose of them in the trash cans located in the stadium restrooms or recycling bins on the concourse.