Campus Race to Zero Waste
Campus Race to Zero Waste or CR2ZW (formerly RecycleMania) is a national competition in which college campuses
compete to see who can out-recycle others. Berkshire Community College has participated
in the competition since 2009 with incredible results — check out the table below!
Waste diversion is the process of diverting waste from landfills.
Campus Race to Zero Waste
| Year |
Waste diversion rate (%) |
In MA (#) |
In the U.S. (#) |
Number of colleges |
| 2023 |
60.050 |
2 |
8 |
91 |
| 2022 |
65.216 |
1 |
7 |
103 |
| 2021* |
70.215* |
1 |
3 |
103 |
| 2020** |
77.991** |
1 |
2 |
145 |
| 2019 |
81.440 |
1 |
2 |
162 |
| 2018 |
80.867 |
1 |
3 |
144 |
| 2017 |
81.199 |
1 |
4 |
190 |
| 2016 |
75.0 |
1 |
5 |
207 |
| 2015 |
70.6 |
1 |
8 |
232 |
| 2014 |
54.625 |
2 |
21 |
256 |
| 2013 |
54.162 |
3 |
28 |
273 |
| 2012 |
55.48 |
2 |
17 |
266 |
| 2011 |
50.10 |
3 |
26 |
288 |
| 2010 |
44.69 |
3 |
39 |
267 |
| 2009 |
38.08 |
3 |
41 |
206 |
*Due to COVID-19 there was no composting on campus during this year's competition
**Results of this competition were impacted by campus shutting down for COVID-19.