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Recyclemania
| Week | Date | Grand Champion |
Per Capita Classic |
Waste Minimization |
Gorilla Prize |
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| weekly recycling rate % |
lbs recycling/person | lbs waste/person | lbs recycling |
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| 2012 |
2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | ||
1 (Trial Week) |
Jan 22-28 |
|
24.05% |
1.60 |
6.64 |
39,336 |
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| 2 (Trial Week) |
Jan/Feb 29-4 |
|
24.62% |
|
1.71 |
|
6.93 |
|
42,022 |
| 3 (Contest Begins!) |
Feb 5-11 |
|
14.38% |
|
1.15 |
|
8.01 |
|
28,382 |
| 4 | Feb 12-18 |
|
31.23% |
|
2.04 |
|
6.54 |
|
50,342 |
| 5 | Feb 19-25 |
|
15.78% |
|
0.87 |
|
5.53 |
|
21,522 |
| 6 | Feb/Mar 26-3 |
|
15.96% |
|
0.90 |
|
5.67 |
|
22,282 |
| 7 | Mar 4-10 |
|
18.42% |
|
1.54 |
|
8.36 |
|
37,942 |
| 8 | Mar 11-17 |
|
47.02% |
|
2.37 |
|
5.05 |
|
58,502 |
| 9 | Mar 18-24 |
|
12.49% |
|
0.77 |
|
6.17 |
|
19,002 |
| 10 |
Mar 25-31 |
|
29.73% |
|
2.81 |
|
9.45 |
|
69,222 |
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.
Paper, Boxboard, Catalogs, Books, Junk Mail, Magazines, Newspaper, Office paper, Phone books, Aluminum and Steel Cans, Glass, Cardboard, and bottles and cans. See the Campus Recycling page for more information.
For detailed results about the nationwide RecycleMania Tournament and to see how we rank against other schools please visit http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/.
For more information on trash and recycling efforts, visit the Facilities web page or email recycle@gwu.edu.
Contact InformationFacilities Services E-Mail | recycle@gwu.edu |