Growing Green

Recycle Mania 2009

Stop! Before you throw that paper, can, or plastic bottle in the trash...

Are you up for a friendly competition? Wilson Community College is participating in RecycleMania, a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over the next 10-week period, campuses are competing in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.

The main goal of RecycleMania competition is to increase student awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization. All participating schools report measurements on a weekly basis. In the end, RecycleMania helps all participating colleges and universities make achievements in recycling and waste reduction!

So continue to throw all recyclable products in to our recycle bins, encourage your students to do the same, and help us win the competition!

For more information visit: http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/index.htm.

Recycle Mania Results - Total Recycled for 2009:

11,040 pounds of paper and 440 pounds of plastic and cans

Week 1:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.0

Week 2:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 1.05
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 6th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 140th out of 247.

Week 3:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.64
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 231st out of 293

Week 4:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.37
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 251st out of 294

Week 5:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.21
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 265th out of 294

Week 6:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.52
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 265th out of 294

Week 7:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.12
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 260th out of 288

Week 8:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 3.09
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 248th out of 292

Week 9:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 3.80
When compared to participating institutions in North Carolina, Wilson Community College ranked 7th overall.
National Rankings have Wilson Community College ranked 246th out of 292

Week 10:

Cumulative Paper Pounds/Person 0.0