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Northern Kentucky University Recycling Program
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RecycleMania is Over! RecycleMania was January 27-April 5!
Last year, NKU took great strides in reducing waste on campus by expanding the recycling program. In support of the NKU Presidents Climate Commitment Task Force, we reduced campus waste even further by competing in |
In the spirit of friendly competition, the Recycling Program set an ambitious goal for the NKU community: generate less than 3 lbs of waste per person each week. This is the weekly waste per person collected by the winner of last year's RecycleMania, University of Texas at Austin.
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RecycleMania, a 10-week competition among U.S. college and university recycling programs.
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The purpose of RecycleMania is to increase awareness of and involvement with campus waste reduction reduction and recycling efforts. Schools compete by measuring the total waste (trash + recyclables) collected on campus from January 27-April 5. The school with the smallest cumulative waste per person wins the coveted "Bowling Pin" trophy (see above image), first introduced in 2004.
Do Your Part! Keep the spirit of RecycleMania alive at NKU by recycling and preventing waste whenever possible. |
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NKU Shined in RecycleMania! When the final results were tallied, NKU placed 10th out of 95 schools participating in the “Waste Minimization” competition.
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