2009 Results Announced

The results are in and congratulations go out to all the colleges and universities that participated this year. 510 schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada took part in 2009. The 4.7 million students and 1.1 million faculty and staff on these campuses collectively recycled or composted just over 69.4 million pounds of waste over ten weeks. Below are the winners of each category. To see the full rankings, visit the Results page.

Congratulations again to everyone who took part in 2009!

Grand Champion
California State University, San Marcos

Waste Minimization
North Lake College

Stephen K Gaski Per Capita Classic
McNeese State University

Gorilla Prize
Rutgers University

Paper
Stephens College

Corrugated Cardboard
McNeese State University

Bottles & Cans
Kalamazoo College

Food Service Organics
Bard College

Stay Tuned For 2010

With the 2009 competition drawing to a close, the RecycleMania staff and steering committee won't skip a beat as we start planning for next year. Using feedback from participants and our own list of long term development goals, we'll be working on ways to improve and grow RecycleMania during the off season. We welcome your input and the opportunity to keep you up to date as we move forward. If you're not already on our contact list as a 2009 participant, we're happy to add to our 2010 notification update list. Send a quick email to alecc@nrc-recycle.org and place the following text in the subject heading: "2010 RecycleMania Updates - {your institution or organization name}".

RecycleMania Noted In Newsweek and College Guides

As more colleges and universities look to institute sustainable practices on campus, RecycleMania is receiving increased attention as a barometer of a school's efforts. Newsweek included a paragraph on RecycleMania in its August 18, 2008 college issue. RecycleMania is used as factor in the Princeton Review's new 2008 sustainability index of colleges and universities. Kaplan and Peterson's college guides are also referring to RecycleMania to highlight campus greening efforts.

RecycleMania is supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program

and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC)

and is coordinated as a project of NRC's College and University Recycling Council (CURC)

The Coca-Cola Company is a major sponsor of RecycleMania.