Thanks . . .

Last year the spirit of friendly competition sparked huge environmental gains.  The 69 million pounds of recyclables and organic materials recovered during the 2009 competition from all of the colleges and universities prevented the release of 89,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.  In real world terms, this reduction in greenhouse gases is equivalent to the annual emissions from 16,000 passenger cars; electricity use of 12,000 homes; or burning of 500 railcars’ worth of coal.

Maryland a Tough Competitor in RecycleMania 2009

In the ACC,

Maryland WON in Waste Minimization ! !
             1st Place    Maryland                         50.54 cumulative pounds per person
             2nd              Clemson University         53.84
             3rd               Boston College               54.63
             4th               UNC, Chapel Hill             56.86     

Congratulations to Boston College and UVA . . .

• Grand Champion:
  1st Boston College                            41.79% cumulative recycling rate
   

4th       Maryland                               26.91%

• Recycling Per Capita Classic:

1st        Boston College                     22.83 cumulative pounds per person
5th       Maryland                              13.60

• Gorilla Prize:

1st        UVA                            681,480 cumulative pounds of recyclables
2nd      Maryland                   537,850
 

In the State of Maryland,

Maryland WON the Gorilla prize ! !

1st       Maryland                             537,850 cumulative pounds of recyclables
2nd       Towson                               226,830
3rd        UMBC                                   95,713
4th        Frostburg                              74,680

and Maryland placed in the TOP 3 in all other categories ! !

Congratulations to Towson University and Frostburg State University . . .

• Grand Champion:

1st        Towson University                                                   36.49% cumulative recycling rate
2nd       Frostburg State University                                       30.18%
3rd      University of Maryland, College Park                  26.91%
4th        University of Maryland-Baltimore County                11.10%

• Recycling Per Capita Classic:

       1st        Frostburg                           14.26 cumulative pounds per person
       2nd      Maryland                           13.60
       3rd       Mount St. Mary’s                   12.14               
       4th        Towson                                12.07                           

• Waste Minimization:

             1st        Towson                                 33.08 cumulative pounds per person
             2^nd        Frostburg                              47.24
             3rd       Maryland                              50.54
             4th        UMBC                                   71.94     

Score points Maryland.  Recycle Always.  Make Less Trash.

Overview of all Recyclemania competition categories:

GRAND CHAMPION CATEGORY
the greatest achievement in both waste reduction and recycling

WASTE MINIMIZATION CATEGORY

generating the least amount of municipal solid waste (including both recyclables and trash) per person, emphasizing reuse and reduction over recycling.

PER CAPITA CATEGORY
collecting the most recyclables per person

GORILLA PRIZE
recycling the highest gross tonnage of materials regardless of campus population

FOOD SERVICE ORGANICS
recycling the largest amount of food service organics per person
The University of Maryland is the only school in the State of Maryland to compete in the food service composting competition.

See www.recyclemaniacs.org for all results