{"id":396156,"date":"2016-09-27T15:57:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=396156"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:25:33","slug":"athletics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/initiatives\/athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-Sort Football Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id396156_5d2c23-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id396156_5d2c23-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id396156_5d2c23-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id396156_5d2c23-3c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:25px;font-style:normal;text-shadow:1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\"]{text-shadow:1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\"]{text-shadow:1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_e57b66-e4\">Prep your cans, Black Bear fans!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_504db9-f2\">Help the Black Bears achieve a winning&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casella.com\/services\/recycling\/zero-sort-recycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recycling<\/a>&nbsp;record by placing your bottles, cans, and paper products into Zero-Sort receptacles at UMaine Football Games &amp; Tailgates.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_10dfff-9c\">Zero-Sort recycling has been a feature at UMaine football games since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading396156_5f8861-37\">Black Bear fans do a phenomenal job recycling at Homecoming \u2013 we\u2019re sure this results in some good karma for the UMaine team.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id396156_aa518e-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id396156_aa518e-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id396156_aa518e-66 > 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