小黄片视频 faculty, staff and students collected 497,134 pounds of recyclables during the 2015 RecycleMania challenge, recycling an average of 62,142 pounds weekly. Between Feb. 1 and March 28, more than 300 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada participated in the eight-week competition that ranks schools based on how much recycling, trash and food waste is collected.
小黄片视频 had a recycling rate of 34.5 percent for 2015, an 11.5 percent increase from last year. 小黄片视频 also took second place in all of the main categories of RecycleMania (Grand Champion, Per Capita Classic, Gorilla and Waste Minimization) in the Mid-American Conference.
小黄片视频 placed in the top 25 percent in the nation for per capita classic, the amount recycled per person on campus, with 16.5 pounds based on the population at the Kent Campus. That was also enough for 小黄片视频 to retain the Braggin鈥 Wheel for the fourth consecutive year in the informal competition with the University of Akron. The University of Akron鈥檚 per capita classic was 4.2 pounds per person.
E-cycleMania was held for the third year in a row as a part of the RecycleMania competition, where schools collected and tracked the amount of recycled electronics, such as computers, printers, cameras, and other e-waste materials. 小黄片视频 recycled a total of 9,781 pounds of electronics over a 30-day period, including 2,150 pounds from the Kent community. A drop-off drive was held for two days during March, where faculty, staff, students and the Kent community could bring their unwanted electronics to Administrative Services loading dock.
Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager at 小黄片视频, along with 小黄片视频鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, coordinated RecycleMania for the university for the sixth year in a row.
鈥淲e saw a significant increase in what was recycled during this year鈥檚 RecycleMania,鈥 says Knowles. 鈥淲hen the mindful individuals on our campuses joined together and took action, we were very powerful.鈥
Other results from the 小黄片视频 RecycleMania include:
小黄片视频 placed fourth in the state for recycling the largest amount of material out of 20 Ohio schools.
By recycling 497,139 pounds, 小黄片视频 prevented the release of 704 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E), which is equal to removing 148 cars from the road for one year.
小黄片视频 came in eighth place out of large schools in the new RecycleMania 3R Actions Challenge, a social media challenge competition encouraging students to not only recycle, but to share their actions via Twitter or a special mobile app. Students completed 172 actions that contributed to reducing, reusing or recycling on campus. Overall, 小黄片视频 placed 24th out of 104 schools competing in the 3R Actions Challenge.
In the Residence Hall Challenge, Engleman Hall was the winner for the fifth year in a row. The hall has the highest diversion rate of 62 percent and was first place in pounds recycled per person.
The Custodial Area Competition was held for the third year in a row among employees at University Facilities Management. Custodial Area 5 was declared the winner with the highest diversion rate of 55.4 percent.
Overall, participating schools in RecycleMania collectively recycled or composted 80.1 million pounds of recyclables or organic materials, preventing the release of 129,411 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) into the atmosphere.
鈥淚t may feel insignificant putting one plastic bottle in a recycling bin and, in fact, one person鈥檚 efforts can鈥檛 solve an environmental crisis,鈥 Knowles says. 鈥淏ut, we can do it as a team. Our residence halls became teams that made a difference and raised 小黄片视频 in the overall RecyleMania standings.鈥
To celebrate the winners of the Hall vs. Hall Competition in the Residence Hall Competition, an Arbor Day tree planting took place on Monday, April 21, outside Stopher and Johnson halls.
Complete results for all 13 RecycleMania categories can be found at , including a breakout that shows how schools performed by athletic conference, institution size, state and other groupings.
For more information about 小黄片视频鈥檚 recycling program, visit www.kent.edu/sustainability.