Growing Green

Recycle Mania 2010

Stop! Before you throw that paper, can, or plastic bottle in the trash...

Are you up for a friendly competition? Wilson Community College is participating in RecycleMania, a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over the next 10-week period, campuses are competing in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.

The main goal of RecycleMania competition is to increase student awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization. All participating schools report measurements on a weekly basis. In the end, RecycleMania helps all participating colleges and universities make achievements in recycling and waste reduction!

So continue to throw all recyclable products in to our recycle bins, encourage your students to do the same, and help us win the competition!

For more information visit: http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/index.htm.

Do your part, recycle.

Recycle Mania Results - Total Recycled for 2010:

Week 1:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 2.68
(Rankings not scored until week three.)

Week 2:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.92
(Rankings not scored until week three.)

Week 3:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.23
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 4th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 345th out of 417

Week 4:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.78
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3rd overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 323rd out of 417

Week 5:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 1.01
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3rd overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 385th out of 453

Week 6:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.89
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3rd overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 428th out of 468

Week 7:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 1.90
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3rd overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 381st out of 468

Week 8:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 2.98
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3rd overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 359th out of 472

Week 9:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 3.46
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 3th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 356th out of 476

Week 10:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 5.04
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 2th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 351st out of 493