Who will be the ultimate recycling champion? Are you ready to compete against hundreds of schools in three countries to find out? Ohio University is gearing up for RecycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition that runs January 27th, 2008 to April 5th, 2008. Last year 201 schools competed…this year even more are expected to take part! We want to be at the top of the heap this year—are you up to the challenge? Questions? Please contact Campus Recycling at recycle@ohio.edu or 593-0231.

• Recyclemania 2008 Scoreboard
• Recyclemania 2008 Official Web Site

• Event for college Recyclemania competition anything but trashy
• Trash Dance kicks off annual recycling drive
• Dancing in trash
• Recycling contest gathers momentum

• Recyclemania Final Four [QuickTime - 98.5 MB]
• Recyclemania 2008 [QuickTime - 45 MB]
• Video Wall for Central Michigan [QuickTime - 10.7 MB]

Everytime you recycle you are:

• Reducing average waste costs to Ohio University
• Reducing waste
• Reducing air, water and terrestrial degradation
• Conserving natural resources like coal, oil, gas minerals and timber
• Reducing pressure on our home - The Biosphere
• Reduces species extinction and habitat loss
• Creating jobs and positive economic activity locally, regionally and beyond
• Contributing to a better world

The Recycling and Refuse Department, otherwise known as Campus Recycling, has set a goal of recycling 80% of the waste generated at Ohio University. Campus Recycling is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting and upgrading the recycling and solid waste at campus buildings and grounds areas. Within these areas are 4,000 recycling units in residence halls consisting of 16,000 bins; 350 bins in apartments; and recycling containers in all offices and other areas in academic, administrative and support areas.

The Recycling and Refuse Office consists of one manager, one supervisor and approximately eight student staff. We maintain a collection contract with the Athens County Recycling Center for recycling and trash collection. They also work with local non-profit reuse organizations such as APAC (Appalachian Peoples Action Coalition), Re-Use Industries, New To You, Albany Tutoring Center and other organizations for dispersing of items diverted away from conventional trash disposal at a landfill.