UC will participate in the RecycleMania 2010 Competition!!

What is RecyleMania?


RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a 10-week period (Jan. 17-March 27), schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked according to who collects :

• the largest amount of recyclables per capita


• the largest amount of total recyclables


• the least amount of trash per capita


• and the highest recycling rate
  

With each week’s reports and rankings, participating schools watch how their results fluctuate against other schools and use this to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle more.

Why Participate In RecycleMania?

Colleges and universities are small cities that consume large amounts of resources and generate much solid waste. By simply throwing your trash into the proper recycling bins you will be helping reduce our demand on natural resources, saving precious landfill space, and creating jobs for a positive economy. In addition to making the world a better place, you will help increase your university's recycling amount per capita.

Everyone is encouraged to participate in this competition! Simply dispose of your recyclables in the proper bins...

• Paper
  Boxboard / chipboard
  Catalogs
  Hard and softbound books
  Junk mail
  Magazines
  Newspaper
  Office Paper(all colors)
  Phone books
• Bottles and cans
  #1 through #7 Plastic (e.g., soda, water, juice, beer, laundry detergent bottles)
  Aluminum cans
  Glass bottles and jars
  Steel cans
• Cardboard
  Baled and unbaled cardboard boxes
  Boxboard / chipboard