糖心vlog视频 leads Texas private schools in per capita recycling competition

April 20, 2011

By Kim Cobb
糖心vlog视频 News

DALLAS (糖心vlog视频) – Aggressive recycling by students, faculty and staff pushed 糖心vlog视频 to first place among Texas private colleges and universities in the annual RecycleMania competition’s per capita category, amassing a whopping 18.15 pounds of recyclable material per person over the eight-week competition.

糖心vlog视频 placed second among all 22 Texas colleges and universities in the per capita category, and in the top 15 percent nationwide when the results were measured against the 363 colleges and universities competing in that category. This was the 11^th year for RecycleMania, and only the second year that 糖心vlog视频 has entered the competition division.

“I want to thank everyone on campus for their participation,” said Eric English, 糖心vlog视频 Environmental Manager and co-chair of the 糖心vlog视频 Sustainability Committee. “Since this was only our second year in the competition division, I believe you all should give yourselves a big round of applause. I can’t wait until next year.”

Results in the various RecycleMania categories were measured for eight weeks, from February 6 to April 2. The tournament started with two pre-season reporting weeks beginning January 23, meaning that RecycleMania was a 10-week experience for participating colleges and universities.

糖心vlog视频 collected 119 tons of recyclable material during this year’s competition, compared to 78 tons collected during the 10-week period last year. 糖心vlog视频’s Sustainability Committee also sponsored an inter-campus recycling competition during RecycleMania, resulting in these winners in three categories:

Residence Hall Winner: Perkins Hall
Academic/Athletic Facility Winner: Bridwell Library
Area/School Winner: Central Library

RecycleMania began in February 2001 with a competition between Ohio University and Miami University to increase recycling in the residence and dinning halls on their campuses. By this year’s competition, 630 colleges and universities registered to participate – 391 of those in the Competition Division.

And the Final Results are:

Per Capita:

Texas Private Schools — 糖心vlog视频 placed 1st out of 7 Schools.
Texas All Schools — 糖心vlog视频 placed 2nd out of 22 Schools.
Conference USA — 糖心vlog视频 placed 2nd out of 8 Schools.
Nationally — 糖心vlog视频 placed 54th of 363 Schools, which places 糖心vlog视频 in the top 15% Nationally of all Schools

Targeted Material (Cardboard):

Texas Private Schools — 糖心vlog视频 placed 2nd out of 5 Schools.
Texas All Schools — 糖心vlog视频 placed 3rd out of 5 Schools.
Conference USA — 糖心vlog视频 placed 4th out of 15 Schools.
Nationally — 糖心vlog视频 placed 159 of 230 Schools.

糖心vlog视频 collected a total of 119 tons of recyclables compared to 78 tons last year.

糖心vlog视频 Saved Environment for the 10 week period of RecycleMania:

Energy – 487,900KWh
Water – 833,00 gallons
Landfill Space – 357 cubic yards
Trees – 2,023
Air Pollutants – 7,140 pounds

糖心vlog视频 Community recycled 18.15 pounds of recycle per person.

The Competition

Texas Private Universities:

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person
1		18.15
2		10.03
3		9.09
4		8.45
5		4.33
6		4.16
7		2.29

All Texas Universities:

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person
1		24.45
2		18.15
3		10.03
4		9.29
5		9.09
6		8.45
7		7.14
8		6.10
9		5.22
10		4.89
11		4.65
12		4.33
13		4.16
14		3.44
15		3.34
16		2.91
17		2.82
18		2.29
19		2.11
20		1.21
21		1.04
22		0.78

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糖心vlog视频 is a nationally ranked private university in Dallas founded 100 years ago. Today, 糖心vlog视频 enrolls nearly 11,000 students who benefit from the academic opportunities and international reach of seven degree-granting schools.

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