Results—RecycleMania 2005

Total Pounds Recycled: 10.4 million pounds

In the end, defending champion Miami University triumphed in the fifth annual RecycleMania 2005 Per Capita competition after an intense battle, while California State University San Marcos consistently posted a 40+ percent recycling rate to dominate in the new Recycling Rate contest. While the Per Capita trophy was neck-and-neck until Week 10, the schools in the Rate competition were on the Cal State Cougars' tails from Week 1.

The University of Oregon Ducks came out of the gate strong alongside the Miami University Redhawks, maintaining their lead in the Per Capita Competition by a slim margin until Week 6. Despite a hard charge in Week 7 by the Ducks, Miami held on for the trophy.

The two-time champion Bowling Green State University Falcons knew what it took to stay in the Per Capita race, solidifying their claim of third place by reporting several weeks of results that matched the contenders at 6+ pounds per student. Ohio University's RecycleMania sports broadcasts surely helped keep the Bobcats close to the top, while newcomers Oregon State and Kalamazoo College proved their ability to compete in the big leagues.

In the Recycling Rate competition, Tufts University closed the gap with Cal State San Marcos to less than three percentage points, but never wound up getting closer than that. Another first-time participant, Northwest Missouri State University, charged into the fourth spot after Week 6 and held its ground. The Cal State San Marcos Cougars could not be touched, earning the trophy with an average recycling rate of nearly 44 percent.

Per Capita Top 5

Miami University

University of Oregon

Bowling Green State University

Oregon State University

Ohio University



Recycling Rate Top 5

California State University San Marcos

Tufts University

Kalamazoo College

Northwest Missouri State University

Washington State University



RecycleMania 2005 Scoreboard

School

Pounds/Student

Recycling Rate

Arizona State University

17.11

—

Binghamton University

27.89

22.07%

Boston College

33.06

17.85%

Bowling Green State University

55.77

—

Brigham Young University

9.06

24.14%

Brown University

29.94

19.38%

California State University San Marcos

—

43.65%

Carnegie Mellon

29.03

15.52%

Clark University

11.26

11.07%

Colorado State University

—

31.64%

Dartmouth College

29.85

—

Dickinson College

—

19.36%

Grinnell College

12.65

—

Hamilton College

—

27.91%

Hampshire College

—

30.60%

Harvard University

40.82

25.43%

Ithaca College

—

28.93%

Kalamazoo College

47.68

36.70%

Keene State College

—

32.86%

Miami University

66.19

—

MIT

40.29

—

Mount Holyoke College

44.88

—

Northwest Missouri State University

28.67

36.26%

Ohio University

50.8

28.44%

Oregon State University

53.29

—

Saint Xavier University

40.08

—

Smith College

—

25.81%

Southwest Missouri State University

29.65

—

The Ohio State University

18.01

—

Tufts University

40.45

41.39%

University of Arizona

16.03

—

University of California, Berkeley

38.41

—

University of California, Davis

40.05

22.08%

University of Colorado at Boulder

—

30.37%

University of Massachusetts Amherst

26.26

24.70%

University of Minnesota

20.55

22.86%

University of Missouri-Columbia

—

13.18%

University of Oregon

65.1

—

University of Vermont

33.85

—

Utah State University

23.77

20.80%

Villanova University

28.79

20.17%

Washington State University

—

33.33%

Washington University

4.39

—

Western Michigan University

28.39

—

Yale University

35.39

14.15%

Youngstown State University

—

26.37%