> About Recyclemania

RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States and Canada. For 10 weeks, campuses compete 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. In the end, RecycleMania helps all participating colleges and universities make achievements in recycling and waste reduction!

See more at www.recyclemania.org.

 

> Recycling Facts

Learn more about recycling and how it can help preserve our resources with some recycling facts.

 

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Approximately 72 percent of the waste currently being landfilled or incinerated consists of materials that could be put to higher and better use through recycling or composting. Most of this material is office paper, cardboard, non-recyclable paper, and food waste.

- Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance


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RecycleMania 2009 has begun!
January 18 - March 28

We are closer to our overall campus goal of a 30% recycling rate!

The results from January 18 to February 28 show Penn running better than last year when our recycling rate was 18%.

Here is how we stack up against our IvyPlus peers in Week 6!

Rank
School Name
Cumulative Recycling Rate (%)
1
Cornell
30.72%
2
Stanford
28.80%
3
Harvard
28.73%
4
Princeton
27.95%
5
Yale
23.75%
6
Penn
21.20%
7
MIT
18.75%
8
Brown
18.59%

We can do better!
Let’s at least beat Yale!

How can you participate and help Penn reach its goal?
If you recycle, you score points for Penn. 

If you would like help improving the recycling effort for your office or campus residence, contact Penn’s RecycleMania 2009 team at recyclemania@pobox.upenn.edu.  We’ll be happy to assist with information, planning events, helping to answer questions or solving recycling problems. 

Stop. Think. Recycle.
Educate yourself.

Click here for posters you can use!

News from Recyclemania@Penn

Free Coffee and Foutain Drinks

Hot Drink on Us EVERY FRIDAY during RecycleMania!

Bring a Reusable Mug to Einstein Bros. Bagels in Houston Market from 10 am to 11 am and receive FREE coffee!

Bring a Reusable Mug to Au Bon Pain ALL DAY and receive FREE coffee or fountain beverage with any purchase!

Courtesy of Penn Dining

posted by Sarah Abroms on February 5, 2009

Yes We Can! 30% Recycling at Penn!

Welcome to RecycleMania 2009 at Penn!

This is our second entry into this collegiate competition to see who can do the most to recycle and reduce waste on their campus!

Watch this space for weekly reports of our progress and information on campus and house events for RecycleMania.

STOP. THINK. RECYCLE.

posted by Laurie Cousart on January 14, 2009

Green IT! New Green IT website - check it out!

Green IT

This web site is a resource to help you "green up" your computing operations, by reducing energy consumption and producing less e-waste.

http://www.upenn.edu/computing/greenit/

posted by Laurie Cousart on January 14, 2009