RecycleMania 2012

Competition Dates: February 5, 2012 to March 30, 2012

• A fair and friendly recycling competition.
• Increase recycling participation by students and staff.
• Heighten awareness of school's waste management and recycling programs.
• Expand economic opportunities while addressing environmental issues in a positive way.
• Ultimately lower waste generated on-campus by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Stony Brook University has joined RecycleMania, a national recycling and waste minimization competition involving over 600 colleges and universities. In order for us to do well, we need everyone's help!

Recyclemania 2011 Statistics

• Average Weekly Recycling Rate: 11.62%
• Average Per Capita (lbs of recyclable material per person) : 1.44
• Average Waste Minimization (municipal solid waste-both recyclable materials and trash) per person: 12.43
• Average Gross Tonnage (in lbs) of recyclable material: 38,382.6
• Average Weekly Recycled Paper (lbs per person): 1.12
• Average Weekly Recycled Bottles/Cans (lbs per person): .30

Internal Recylemania competition in dorms Winner was West I (buildings A, C,D)

What Can You Do To Help your Campus Year-Round?

• Recycle all your mixed paper (includes books, periodicals, magazines, etc.)
• Recycle bottles and cans.
• Organize an office or department clean out of mixed paper. Contact the Office of Sustainability / Recycling & Resource Management at (631) 632-9297 or (631) 632-6400 to request large recycling bins.
• Help spread the word! Encourage your colleagues and friends to recycle too!
• Missing a recycling bin? Contact the Office of Sustainability / Recycling & Resource Management at (631) 632-9297 or (631) 632-6400 to request a recycling bin.
• Close the loop and use recycled paper with 35% post-consumer content or higher.
• Share journal subscriptions with others.
• Contact senders of junk mail and ask them to have your name removed from their list.
• Place intra-office memos on a central bulletin board.
• E-mail whenever possible.
• Maintain a central filing system.
• Use and reuse intra-office messenger envelopes.
• Set up printers and copiers in energy saving modes. Copiers can be defaulted for double-sided copying.
• Turn off lights and other electronics, and buy energy efficient (energy star rating) appliances.
• Use your own mug instead of disposable cups.
• Pack your lunch in reusable containers.
• Buy a thermos.
• Reuse scrap paper.
• Recycle your ink jet cartridges, cell phones, and toner catridges. Send via inter-office mail to: Department of Recycling/Resource Management zip: 6551.

Programs that have gone on during the RecycleMania Contest

• Dreiser RecycleMania
• Eco-Sino Program
• Eco-Sino Royale-Hand
• Fair Trade program-Hand
• Recycle Program Submission_ONeill
• Recycle Program-1-Gray
• Recycle-ChapinFlyer
• Recyclemania 2012 Tournament email request
• RecycleMania Presentation-Whitman
• RecycleMania RA Programs-Hendrix
• RecycleMania Dreiser
• Recyclemania Whitman
• Recyclympics flier
• Recycliympics Proposal
• Resident Assistant Recycle-Mania Programming Competition (Recycle MEcycle)-Michael Slater & Chelsea Nugent
• Resident Assistant Recycle-Mania Programming Competition-Chapin
• Resident Assistant Recycle-Mania Programming Competition
• Sanger Recycling Program
• Take Back the Tap!
• Wagner

Visit www.recyclemaniacs.org for more information and weekly updates on competition results.

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