Montgomery County Community College will once again take part in RecycleMania, a nationwide tournament among colleges and universities designed to increase student awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization.
After finishing second in Pennsylvania in the Waste Minimization category during the 2013 challenge – collecting 15.292 pounds of combined trash and recycling per capita – MCCC expects to maintain momentum in this, its seventh consecutive year of competing.
Pre-season practice weeks were held from Jan. 19-Feb. 1. Then, the official competition kicked off on Feb. 2 and extends eight weeks to March 29.
During the program, campuses compete 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. Final results will be announced on April 11.
In 2013, 523 colleges comprising 3.5 million staff and students recycled and/or composted 90.8 million pounds of waste. In addition,
After finishing second in Pennsylvania in the Waste Minimization category during the 2013 challenge – collecting 15.292 pounds of combined trash and recycling per capita – MCCC expects to maintain momentum in this, its seventh consecutive year of competing.
Pre-season practice weeks were held from Jan. 19-Feb. 1. Then, the official competition kicked off on Feb. 2 and extends eight weeks to March 29.
During the program, campuses compete 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. Final results will be announced on April 11.
In 2013, 523 colleges comprising 3.5 million staff and students recycled and/or composted 90.8 million pounds of waste. In addition,
Recyclemania 2013 resulted in a reduction of 121,436 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2E).
Of the totals, MCCC contributed 34,132 pounds of recycling and averaged 4.252 pounds of recycling per person each week.
According to the U.S. EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM), MCCC’s recycling efforts during the competition resulted in a greenhouse gas reduction of 48 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E), which translates to the energy consumption of four households or the emissions of nine cars.
RecycleMania is made possible through the sponsorship support of Alcoa, SCA, The Coca Cola Company, Keep America Beautiful, and the American Forest & Paper Association. Additional program support is provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise program, College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), Campus Conservation Nationals, the United Negro College Fund, and the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program.
Check out MCCC’s Think Green blog at mc3green.wordpress.com for RecycleMania stats and updates.
To learn more about the RecycleMania 2014 competition, visit recyclemaniacs.org.
According to the U.S. EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM), MCCC’s recycling efforts during the competition resulted in a greenhouse gas reduction of 48 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E), which translates to the energy consumption of four households or the emissions of nine cars.
RecycleMania is made possible through the sponsorship support of Alcoa, SCA, The Coca Cola Company, Keep America Beautiful, and the American Forest & Paper Association. Additional program support is provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise program, College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), Campus Conservation Nationals, the United Negro College Fund, and the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program.
Check out MCCC’s Think Green blog at mc3green.wordpress.com for RecycleMania stats and updates.
To learn more about the RecycleMania 2014 competition, visit recyclemaniacs.org.
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