Intercollegiate competition in USA for Top Recycling Title in 2011
Waste & Recycling | 2011-01-11 09:31:47
A friendly competition viz, RecycleMania set to begin in February pits colleges and universities in a contest to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most campus waste.
By Paul Ploumis
BOSTON (Scarp Monster): As Colleges across the world compete in different capacities to prove youth talents; here is interesting yet eco friendly nationwide competition set to begin in USA for top recycling title 2011.
A friendly competition viz, RecycleMania set to begin in February pits colleges and universities in a contest to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most campus waste. It offers bragging rights and special awards made out of recycled materials to the winning schools.
Last year, 607 participating campuses collectively recycled or composted over 84.5 million pounds during the 10 week RecycleMania competition, including 76 New England schools who recovered 9.27 million pounds of recyclables and organics.
The 2011 Tournament will officially extend for eight weeks between February 6 and April 2, 2011. Leading up to official start, colleges will participate in two weeks of non-binding pre-season "Trials" that begin January 23rd. Throughout the combined ten weeks, colleges will report their recycling and trash weights and be ranked on Recyclemania’s Results page.
Registration for the 2011 Tournament is now open. Registration is fast and easy and can be completed online.
RecycleMania taps into the high-energy, competitive spirit and campus rivalries of schools to motivate students to step up campus recycling efforts. Though many schools have had recycling and waste prevention programs for years, studies have found that large volumes of recyclables still end up in the trash. RecycleMania raises awareness and can also increase recycling levels.
With each week’s reports and rankings, participating schools can watch how their program stacks up against their competitors. They can watch as the results fluctuate, and determine how to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle even more.
RecycleMania is a project of the College and University Recycling Council (CURC) and is supported Keep America Beautiful and by U.S. EPA’s WasteWise Program.
