First Week's RECYCLEMANIA Results Are In!!

Check out the first week’s results for RECYCLEMANIA. Not bad, but we can certainly do better!

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.

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recycling rate (%)
1	Middlebury College	38.75 %
2	Connecticut College	34.60 %
3	Wesleyan University	31.49 %
4	Hamilton College	27.21 %
5	Amherst College	19.45 %
6	Trinity College	17.86 %

Per Capita Classic - Competition Division

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

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person
1	Hamilton College	4.40
2	Williams College	3.61
3	Middlebury College	3.50
4	Trinity College	2.76
5	Wesleyan University	2.23
6	Amherst College	1.57
7	Connecticut College	1.17

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.

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Recyclables Pounds
1	Middlebury College	12528.13
2	Williams College	11641.00
3	Hamilton College	10900.00
4	Trinity College	8439.00
5	Wesleyan University	6600.00
6	Amherst College	3980.00
7	Connecticut College	2995.00

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.

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Waste Pounds/Person
1	Connecticut College	3.37
2	Wesleyan University	7.07
3	Middlebury College	9.03
4	Hamilton College	16.17

Targeted Material - Paper - Competition Division

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

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person
1	Williams College	1.51
2	Middlebury College	1.44
3	Amherst College	0.92
4	Wesleyan University	0.23
5	Connecticut College	0.16

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.

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Corrugated Cardboard Pounds/Person
1	Wesleyan University	1.71
2	Williams College	1.24
3	Middlebury College	1.20
4	Amherst College	0.32
5	Connecticut College	0.11

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.

Rank	School Name	Cumulative Bottles and Cans Pounds/Person
1	Connecticut College	0.90
2	Williams College	0.86
3	Middlebury College	0.85
4	Hamilton College	0.40
5	Amherst College	0.34
6	Wesleyan University	0.29