FINAL 2007 RECYCLEMANIA STANDINGS FOR NESCAC SCHOOLS

 

 

Grand Champion (N=77)

 

The Grand Champion will be the school that, based on their combined results, demonstrates the greatest achievement in both source reduction and recycling. Schools that participate in both the Per Capita Classic and the Waste Minimization competitions are automatically eligible to become the Grand Champion of Recyclemania.

 

Rank          School Name                Overall Recycling Rate (%)

 

12              Middlebury College               37.51%

 

15              Tufts University                    34.41%

 

40              Bowdoin College                   22.98%

 

57              Hamilton College                  17.91%

 

 

Per Capita Classic (N=175)

 

Schools compete to see which can collect the largest amount of acceptable recyclables per person. This is the original Recyclemania competition.  The Colby ranking is low in part because we donŐt recycle bottles and cans.

 

Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Recyclables/Person

 

13              Middlebury College               49.45

 

16              Tufts University                    48.59

 

19              Amherst College                   41.61

 

20              Colby College                      41.45

 

24              Connecticut College             39.50

 

31              Wesleyan University              33.78

 

33              Williams College                   33.15

 

46              Hamilton College                  26.81

 

52              Bowdoin College                   24.89

 

110            Bates College                        11.98

 

 

 

Waste Minimization (N=66)

 

Schools compete to see which produces the least amount of municipal solid waste (including both recyclables and trash) per person. This competition is intended to reward those schools that generate the least amount of waste and recyclables, emphasizing reuse and source reduction over recycling.

 

Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Waste/Person

 

40              Bowdoin College                   108.3

 

53              Middlebury College               131.83

 

59              Tufts University                    140.61

 

 

Targeted Materials

 

In addition to reporting the total amount of materials recycled, schools have the option to report recycled materials separately, including bottles and cans, corrugated, food service organics, and paper. Recyclemania provides targeted recognition opportunities to schools that conduct successful campaigns to increase the amount of specific materials collected.

 

 

 

 

 

Targeted Material-Paper (N=111)

 

Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Paper/Person

 

9                Colby College                      22.68

 

16              Amherst College                   20.53

 

19              Middlebury College               19.11

 

21              Williams College                   18.16

 

27              Connecticut College             14.97

 

36              Wesleyan University              11.27

 

 

 

Targeted Material-Corrugated Cardboard (N=104)

 

Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Corrugated Cardboard/Person

 

6                Wesleyan University              20.34

 

10              Middlebury College               16.81

 

13              Hamilton College                  14.61

 

15              Colby College                      14.66

 

20              Amherst College                   13.38

 

22              Connecticut College             12.13

 

 

 

Targeted Material-Bottles and Cans (N=112)

 

Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Bottles and Cans/Person

 

6                Connecticut College             12.4

 

8                Middlebury College               11.44

 

17              Amherst College                   7.72

 

25              Williams College                   5.27

 

31              Colby College                      4.11

 

34              Wesleyan University              3.82

 

 

Targeted Material-Food Service Organics (N=30)

 

 Rank          School Name                Total Lbs Food Service Organics/Person

 

3                Middlebury College               51.15

 

4                Connecticut College             38.95

 

6                Colby College                      29.38

 

21              Williams College                   3.27

 

28              Wesleyan University              0.22