RECYCLEMANIA: Official Week #2 Results

Here are standings after the 2^nd week of the eight week contest.

Grand Champion - Competition Division

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

National Rank = 172^nd of 294 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recycling rate (%)
1	Tufts University	36.48 %
2	Amherst College	36.03 %
3	Middlebury College	33.71 %
4	Connecticut College	33.39 %
5	Wesleyan University	23.43 %
6	Hamilton College	12.05 %
7	Trinity College	10.70 %

Per Capita Classic - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which can collect the largest amount of acceptable recyclables per person.

National Rank = 56^th of 417 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person
1	Tufts University	8.17
2	Connecticut College	7.48
3	Williams College	7.24
4	Amherst College	6.47
5	Middlebury College	6.41
6	Wesleyan University	5.37
7	Hamilton College	3.68
8	Trinity College	3.19

Waste Minimization - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which produces the least amount of municipal solid waste (including both recyclables and trash) per person.

National Rank = 193^rd of 214 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Waste Pounds/Person
1	Middlebury College	19.01
2	Connecticut College	22.39
3	Tufts University	22.40
4	Wesleyan University	22.90
5	Hamilton College	30.53

Gorilla Prize - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which can collect the highest gross tonnage of recyclables, regardless of campus population.

National Rank = 211^th of 421 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds
1	Tufts University	107434.80
2	Williams College	23364.00
3	Middlebury College	22949.02
4	Connecticut College	19210.00
5	Amherst College	16355.00
6	Wesleyan University	15900.00
7	Trinity College	9742.00
8	Hamilton College	9120.00

Targeted Material - Paper - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which can recycle the largest amount of paper per person.

National Rank = 18^th of 257 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person
1	Wesleyan University	3.08
2	Williams College	2.88
3	Middlebury College	2.72
4	Amherst College	2.39
5	Connecticut College	2.29

Targeted Material - Corrugated Cardboard - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which can recycle the largest amount of corrugated cardboard per person.

National Rank = 66^th 270 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Corrugated Cardboard Pounds/Person
1	Connecticut College	3.43
2	Williams College	2.68
3	Amherst College	2.64
4	Middlebury College	2.28
5	Wesleyan University	1.55

Targeted Material - Bottles and Cans - Competition Division

In this competition schools are competing to see which can recycle the largest amount of bottles and cans per person.

National Rank = 52^nd 269 schools

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Bottles and Cans Pounds/Person
1	Connecticut College	1.75
2	Williams College	1.69
3	Amherst College	1.45
4	Middlebury College	1.40
5	Hamilton College	0.75
6	Wesleyan University	0.74