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Recyclemania

What's RecycleMania?!?

It's a national collegiate recycling competition that pits colleges against each other to see who can recycle the most. We are participating in 7 categories. Check out the standings website to see our stats!

When is RecycleMania?!?

Now through the end of March, so start recycling!

Current Standings:

Grand Champion (highest recycling rate)
6.29%, 173rd out of 179

Per Capita Classic (highest amount of recyclables per person)
0.91 lb recyclables/person, 149th out of 243

Waste Minimization (smallest amount of waste per person)
14.42 lb waste/person, 150th out of 156

Targeted Materials:

Paper (highest pounds per person)
0.33 lb paper/person, 103rd out of 150

Corrugated Cardboard (highest pounds per person)
0.41 lb cardboard/person, 73rd out of 145

Plastic Bottles and Aluminum Cans (highest pounds per person)
0.17 lb bottles and cans/person, 65th out of 151

Food Waste (Composting, highest pounds per person)
0.17 lb food waste turned to compost/person, 45th out of 71

 

The method of calculation is based on actual weights and a volume to weight conversion (for the 8 yard front loaders).