Recyclemania

Recycle Mania 2009 week ten!

Week	Date	Grand Champion		Per Capita Classic		Waste Minimization		Gorilla Prize
		weekly recycling rate %		lbs recycling/person		lbs waste/person		lbs recycling
		2009	2008*	2009	2008*	2009	2008*	2009	2008*
1	Jan 18-24	17.38%	15.09%	1.18	1.17	6.81	7.76	29,784	22,540
2	Jan 25-31	20.5%	26.59%	1.44	2.10	7.02	7.90	36,224	40,420
3	Feb 1-7	20.37%	14.50%	1.46	1.14	7.15	7.89	36,643	22,000
4	Feb 8-14	14.95%	17.41%	1.07	0.70	7.16	4.00	26,924	13,400
5	Feb 15-21	13.91%	18.21%	1.06	1.53	7.16	8.41	26,784	29,480
6	Feb 22-28	29.89%	25.08%	2.53	2.04	8.72	8.12	63,524	39,180
7	Mar 1-7	17.33%	13.17%	1.29	1.21	7.44	9.22	32,464	23,360
8	Mar 8-14	27.38%	29.56%	2.41	1.70	8.80	5.75	60,594	32,700
9	Mar 15-21	26.40%	20.03%	2.21	1.41	8.39	7.02	55,689	27,040
10	Mar 22-28	52.00%	20.43%	2.99	1.30	5.75	6.36	75,184	24,980

January 18 – March 28, 2009

RecycleMania is a friendly competition among colleges and universities in the United States that provides participating schools with a fun, proactive opportunity to increase awareness about waste prevention and recycling on their campuses. Over a 10-week period, schools compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. Participating schools are required to report measurements on a weekly basis throughout the competition. Winners in each category will receive trophies and awards, which of course are made of recycled materials!

The goal of RecycleMania is to increase student awareness of campus recycling and reduce waste generated on campus by reducing, reusing and recycling.

CATCH THE MANIA!

It’s easy!  Get in the habit of putting recyclable paper, bottles and cans in the appropriately marked bins in your residence halls, classrooms and office spaces.  All of the materials placed in the marked bins are weighed and recycled at an off-site location.

Acceptable Materials Include:

Paper, Boxboard, Catalogs, Books, Junk Mail, Magazines, Newspaper, Office paper, Phone books, Aluminum and Steel Cans, Glass, Cardboard, and bottles and cans made of #1-#7 plastic.  See the Campus Recycling page for more information.

Track Our Progress

Visit the Marvin Center and check out the chart outside of J Street Cafe to follow GW's progress against other participating local schools. Click here to see the Recyclemania 2008 results.

2008 RecycleMania Final Results:  

In the partial campus Grand Champion category, GW was 16th of 23 schools with 19.74%.

In the partial campus Per Capita Classic category, GW was 34th of 56 schools with 14.30 lbs of recyclables/person.

In the partial campus Waste Minimization category, GW was 10th of 23 schools with 72.43 lbs of waste/person.

In the partial campus Gorilla prize category, GW was 9th of 61 schools with 275,100 lbs of recyclables.

For detailed results about the nationwide RecycleMania competition please visit http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/.

In 2007, GW won first place in the D.C. per capita classic category, recycling 17 pounds of materials per student over a 10-week period.

For more information on trash and recycling efforts, visit the Facilities web page or email recycle@gwu.edu.

Contact Information Planning and Environmental Management 2025 F Street, NW #215 Washington, DC 20052 E-Mail | recycle@gwu.edu Web site | http://facilities.gwu.edu/