UND ranks 105th of 180 in Recyclemania Competition

The results are in for the fourth week of the RecycleMania competition. This is the third year UND has participated in the program designed to increase recycling and minimize waste. Other North Dakota schools competing are Minot State and Jamestown.

UND ranks 105th of 180 in the “Waste Minimization” competition. In this competition, schools compete to see which produces the least amount of municipal solid waste (trash) per person. UND came in at 11.139 pounds of trash collected per person. North Lake College came in first at .61 pounds per person. All results are shown as cumulative totals.

In the “Per Capita Classic competition, the schools compete to see who can collect the largest amount of recycling per person. UND ranks 119 of 331, collecting 3.12 lbs of recycling per person. First place went to Union College at 14.82 lbs per person.

The “Grand Champion” competition is based on schools that accumulate the most solid waste and recycling material combined. UND ranks 134 of 261, with a 27.36 percent cumulative recycling rate. First place goes to Bucks County Community College with a rate of 78.37 percent.

Nationally, RecycleMania is supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise program and the National Recycling Coalition, and is coordinated as a project of NCR’s College and University Recycling Council. For more on RecycleMania, visit www.recyclemania.org.

Thank you for recycling and setting an example for the University community.

— Deb Merrill, recycling coordinator, debbie.merrill@email.und.edu.