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| RecycleMania 2009 |
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| Aquinas participated in RecycleMania 2009, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus community. |
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Over a ten week period - January 18 through March 28 - Aquinas collected and reported waste and recycling data to the RecycleMania headquarters every single week. Our performance was compared and ranked with colleges and universities across the nation, based on statistics such as the percentage of our waste stream recycled, and our recycling rate per capita.
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| >>More Information on the Competition |
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| Results |
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Final Results: Aquinas continued to hold its own through the end of the RecycleMania Competition, finishing in 19th place (in the Grand Champion category). Here are the results in the other categories:
- Grand Champion- Rank= 19th. 48.14% cumulative recycling rate
- Per Capita Classic- Rank= 21st. 30.60 pounds/capita (cumulative recyclables pounds per person)
- Waste Minimization- Rank= 101st. 63.56 pounds/capita (cumulative waste pounds per person)
- Targeted Material: Paper- Rank= 11th, 17.38 pounds/capita (cumulative paper, pounds per person)
- Targeted Material: Corrugated Cardboard- Rank= 34th, 8.37 pounds/capita (cumulative corrugated cardboard, pounds per person)
- Targeted Material: Bottles & Cans- Rank= 33rd, 4.86 pounds /capita (cumulative bottles and cans, pounds per person)
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| >>Download (pdf) a graphic comparison of Aquinas with other Michigan schools |
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| Week 9: During week 9 of RecycleMania, Aquinas stayed in 18th place in the Grand Champion Competition, but improved our rank in the Per Capita Classic from 24th to 21st. |
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| Week 8: At the end of week 8 (Ending March 14th), Aquinas was ranked 18th in the National Grand Champion Competition, 24th in the Per Capita Classic, and 11th in the paper competition. |
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| Week 7: We maintained our rank in the National Grand Champion Competition (17th) and jumped to the 21st slot in the Per Capita Classic. When compared to competing Michigan schools, Aquinas is currently in 10th place in the paper recycling competition. Keep up the good work! |
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| Week 6: Aquinas College is currently ranked 17th in the National Grand Champion Competition and 22nd in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Week 5: Aquinas is ranked 19th nationally in the Grand Champion Competition and 24th in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Week 4: Aquinas is ranked 20th nationally in the Grand Champion Competition and 21st in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Week 3: Aquinas is ranked 28th nationally in the Grand Champion Competition and 23rd in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Week 2: Aquinas is ranked 23rd nationally in the Grand Champion Competition and 28th in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Week 1: Aquinas is ranked 34th nationally in the Grand Champion Competition and 29th in the Per Capita Classic. |
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| Competition Dates |
| January 18 - March 28, 2009 |
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| Blue Recycle Bin: |
Green Recycle Bin: |
| Office paper, magazines, newspapers, junk mail, cardboard, & paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes) |
Clear and colored glass, plastic (numbers 1 -7) containers and bags, & aluminum foil and cans. |
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| Remember: The paper must be free of all food. |
Remember: The containers need to be free of all food. |
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