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RecycleMania 2012!

 RECYCLEMANIA IS UNDERWAY!  LET'S BEAT LAST YEAR'S RECORD!

Last year, we recycled 307,196 pounds of waste during the 8 week competition!
This year's RecycleMania Tournament will begin on Sunday February 5th and will complete on Saturday March 31st.
Everyone who creates waste at GW is encoruaged to participate in this campaign to
REDUCE your waste, REUSE it before disposing of it and Recycle what you can.

Join us for some upcomming events:
Annual Waste Sort: Kogan Plaza Tuesday February 7th at 1pm

RecycleMania by the Numbers

  Week   Date Grand Champion 
  Per Capita Classic
  Waste Minimization
Gorilla Prize 
weekly recycling rate %
  lbs recycling/person   lbs waste/person   lbs recycling
 
2012   
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011

1 (Trial Week)

 Jan 22-28

 

24.05%

  1.60
   6.64
  39,336
 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

 

Past RecycleMania Events

Waste Sorts, Dorm Storming, Recycling Scavanger Hunts, Recycling Art Exhibits, Recycling Displays

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.  See the Campus Recycling page for more information.

Track Our Progress

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 Information

Facilities Services
2025 F Street, NW #215
Washington, DC 20052

E-Mail | recycle@gwu.edu
Web site | http://facilities.gwu.edu/

 

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