Recyclemania

A Competition to Increase Environmental Awareness

What is Recyclemania?

Colleges and universities are small cities that consume large amounts of resources and generate much solid waste. Whether a school has an extensive waste reduction program or is just getting basic recycling collections off the ground, experience has shown that all schools have potential to further reduce the amount of resources they consume and dispose of.

RecycleMania provides a tool for campus recycling coordinators, student green teams and facility service professionals to engage their campus community in recycling and waste reduction in a fun and friendly way.

In the process, participation in the competition familiarizes students with a campus’s environmental programs and hopefully instills in them a life long habit. Past surveys have indicated 80 percent of participating schools experienced a noticeable increase in recycling collection during the competition.

How can students participate

Mason decided to participate in this competition to highlight what we are doing in Southside and to illustrate our commitment to sustainability,” said Dan Waxman, the sustainability projects manager.

“Students participate by placing their food waste into composting bins or by placing their plates into the return area where their food waste is then processed through our pulper, which is then sent to a commercial composting facility,” said Waxman.

“Students can participate by placing their food waste in composting bins and by dining in Southside,” said Waxman.

Information taken from recyclemania.org