KSC RecycleMania 2009 Update

From Jeanne Hearn, Sustainability Council Eco-Note Committee: This year’s RecycleMania competition has come to a close, and once again, Keene State posted a strong showing as one of over 500 colleges and universities to participate in the eighth annual event to raise awareness of recycling and waste reduction on campuses across the country. According to RecycleMania 2009, 4.7 million students and 1.1 million faculty and staff on these campuses collectively recycled or composted just over 69.4 million pounds of waste over ten weeks.

In the Per Capita Classic Competitive Division, schools competed to collect the largest amount of acceptable recyclables per person. Keene State College placed 97th out of 293 schools in this category and third in New Hampshire, with 13.93 cumulative recyclable pounds per person.

In the Gorilla Prize category, based on collection of the highest gross tonnage of materials, Keene State College placed 149th out of 293 schools and third in New Hampshire, with a total collection of 73,334 pounds of recyclables.

The complete rundown of results of RecycleMania 2009 is available at www.recyclemaniacs.org/Results.aspx. Thank you to ROCKS, Eco-Reps, and the campus community for their contributions to another outstanding showing!