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Buffalo fans, if you're down in the dumps following the loss to Texas over the weekend, here's a little something to pump your team spirit back up. The University of Colorado is on the fast track to becoming the first-ever BCS program to have a zero-waste football stadium. As part of their Green Stampede initiative, virtually all food, beverage, and product packaging sold at Folsom Field will be recyclable or at least compostable.

The stadium will have zero trash cans, recycling and compost containers only. Pretty cool, right? Campus ROTC will be putting in their time after each game to assist in the sorting of recycling and compost material, which will later be used on the campus for landscaping. White Wave Foods has sponsored an effort to offset 100% of the electricity used during home games. Campus officials expect a 90% landfill diversion rate.

Colorado's sustainable conversion will make them the first major sports program in the country -- professional or college -- to take such a comprehensive action. That's a #1 ranking that's held in high esteem by the folks here at Green Daily. I also have to give the Buffs props for that win over West Virginia.

[via Treehugger]