FINAL 2006 RECYCLEMANIA STANDINGS FOR NESCAC SCHOOLS

4/14/06

Grand Champion (N=45)

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 (%)

7 Middlebury College 35.69%

10 Tufts University 33.33%

34 Hamilton College 17.07%

Per Capita Classic (N=87)

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 don’t recycle bottles and cans.

Rank School Name Total Lbs Recyclables/Person

5 Connecticut College 56.23

6 Tufts University 53.29

8 Middlebury College 48.82

12 Amherst College 40.71

26 Wesleyan University 29.71

28 Hamilton College 27.71

33 Bowdoin College 25.11

59 Colby College 15.40

Waste Minimization (N=43)

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

31 Middlebury College 136.81

36 Tufts University 159.90

38 Hamilton College 162.34

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=62)

Rank School Name Total Lbs Paper/Person

4 Connecticut College 26.08

7 Middlebury College 20.13

22 Wesleyan University 10.89

26 Colby College 10.27

32 Hamilton College 9.01

47 Bowdoin College 5.15

Targeted Material-Corrugated Cardboard (N=55)

Rank School Name Total Lbs Corrugated Cardboard/Person

7 Middlebury College 16.7

8 Connecticut College 16.69

9 Bowdoin College 15.25

13 Hamilton College 14.61

12 Wesleyan University 14.73

34 Colby College 5.13

Targeted Material-Bottles and Cans (Colby isn’t eligible for this category because we don’t recycle these items. This affects the Colby ranking in other categories.) (N=61)

Rank School Name Total Lbs Bottles and Cans/Person

3 Connecticut College 13.46

5 Middlebury College 12.00

16 Bowdoin College 4.71

17 Hamilton College 4.50

19 Wesleyan University 4.09

Targeted Material-Food Service Organics (N=17)

Rank School Name Total Lbs Food Service Organics/Person

1 Middlebury College 52.72

2 Connecticut College 42.74

3 Colby College 27.92

6 Bowdoin College 13.13