Recycle Mania

RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States and Canada.  For 10 weeks, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.

Overall Goals for RecycleMania
1.    Have a fair and friendly recycling competition.
2.    Increase recycling participation by students and staff.
3.    Heighten awareness of schools' waste management and recycling programs.
4.    Expand economic opportunities while addressing environmental issues in a positive way.
5.    Lower waste generated on-campus by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Why Is There a Need for RecycleMania?

Colleges and universities are small cities that consume large amounts of resources and generate much solid waste. Whether a school has an extensive waste reduction program or is just getting basic recycling collections off the ground, experience has shown that all schools have potential to further reduce the amount of resources they consume and dispose of. RecycleMania provides a tool for campus recycling coordinators, student green teams and facility service professionals to engage their campus community in recycling and waste reduction in a fun and friendly way. RecycleMania anticipates that environmental messages cannot always motivate action by themselves and seeks to present waste reduction in terms any college student can appreciate: beating the cross town rival! In the process, participation in the competition familiarizes students with a campus’s environmental programs and hopefully instills in them a life-long habit. Past surveys have indicated 80% of participating schools experienced a noticeable increase in recycling collection during the competition.

Want to learn more?

The Do's and Don'ts of Recycling

Rules and Regulations

Campus results