Initiatives & Outreach
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Recyclemania 2012
RecycleMania, an annual competition administered by the National Recycling Coalition, pits Washington University in St. Louis against other U.S. colleges and universities to see which campus can prevent the most materials from being buried in a landfill.
Each week, standings will be posted online to help motivate the WUSTL community to continue recycling. RecycleMania award categories are as follows:
- Grand Champion: given to the school that recycles the greatest percentage of its overall waste
- Waste Minimization: given to the school with the lowest amount of total waste per person, which includes both trash and recycling
- Per Capita Classic: given to the school that recycles the greatest amount of recyclables per person
- Gorilla: given to the school that recycles the greatest overall amount of recyclables.
Awards also go to the schools that recycle the most paper, corrugated cardboard, bottles and cans. See the Scoreboard at Recyclemania.org.
The university's Office of Sustainability monitors and submits WUSTL's recycling and waste totals to RecycleMania administrators.
| RECYCLEMANIA 2012 SUMMARY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | |||||
| Week ending | All Recycled Materials (lbs) | Waste (lbs) | Total Waste | % | |
| 1 - 02/05 - 02/11 | 64,513 | 171,380 | 235,893 | 27.35 | |
| 2 - 02/12 - 02/18 | 51,561 | 203,960 | 255,521 | 20.18 | |
| 3 - 02/19 - 02/25 | 75,124 | 168,620 | 243,744 | 30.82 | |
| 4 - 02/26 - 03/03 | 76,961 | 179,000 | 255,961 | 30.07 | |
| 5 - 03/04 - 03/10 | 58,409 | 175,220 | 233,629 | 25.00 | |
| 6 - 03/11 - 03/17 | 77,866 | 175,020 | 252,886 | 30.79 | |
| 7 - 03/18 - 03/24 | 77,540 | 186,720 | 264,260 | 29.34 | |
| 8 - 03/25 - 03/31 | 75,457 | 182,080 | 257,537 | 29.30 | |
| Totals | 27.86901974 | Cum % Competition | |||
| Competition (Weeks 3-10) | 557,141 | 1,442,000 | 1,999,141 | 3,441,141 | Total all waste |
| Weeks 1-10 | 557,141 | 1,442,000 | 1,999,141 | 3,441,141 | Total all waste |
| 27.86901974 | Cum % Wk 1 | ||||
| Standings | |||||
| 2010 Posted Results Week 10 (Cum. from Week 3) |
GRAND CHAMP. | 18.85% (197 of 267) | |||
| WASTE MIN. | 90.02 lbs/person (176 of 199) | ||||
| PER CAPITA | 16.97 lbs/person (82 of 346) 23.7 % | ||||
| GORILLA | 393,172 total lbs (35 of 346) 10.1% | ||||
| 2011 Posted Results Week 10 FINAL (Cum. from Week 3) |
GRAND CHAMP. | 28.70% (137 of 288) | |||
| WASTE MIN. | 85.50 lbs/person (165 of 180) | ||||
| PER CAPITA | 24.54 lbs/person (42 of 363) Top 12% | ||||
| GORILLA | 556,623 total lbs (15 of 363) Top 4% | ||||
| 2012 Posted Results Week 10 FINAL (Cum. from Week 3) |
GRAND CHAMP. | 27.87% (134 of 266) | |||
| WASTE MIN. | 89.76 lbs/person (165 of 180) | ||||
| PER CAPITA | 25.02 lbs/person (43 of 338) Top 13% | ||||
| GORILLA | 557,141 total lbs (23 of 296) Top 7% | ||||
