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RecycleMania is an 8-week long competition between colleges across the U.S & Canada that tracks the amount of each institutions’ weekly recycling and trash rates! Each school is then ranked in different categories based on how well & how much we recycle! Our ranking will update with each week’s results. In 2017, Seattle U had a diversion rate of 67.5% placing us in 12th place overall with 400+ other schools competing! Our closest peer-competitor, Loyola Marymount University in LA, however, managed to beat us by about 15%. In 2018, our goal was to reach a diversion rate of 80% waste diversion and beat LMU!
The next 8 weeks will be full to the brim with interactive, educational & fun waste events! We are asking YOU to join us for some to all of the below activities, each will include collaborating with various wonderful people working towards a just and sustainable
For more details about these events email Eric Elliott, SU's Recycling Coordinator, at elliotte@seattleu.edu
Small lifestyle changes not only reduce the waste you produce, but also encourage others to do the same! Here are some tangible ways to make a difference:
The EPA breaks down some tangible ideas to make a difference for different environments and people
It is estimated that roughly 75% of the waste stream in the United States is recyclable, but only about 30% is actually recycled (EPA, 2018).
Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. Recycling can benefit your community, the economy and the environment. -EPA, December 2017
Even though Recycling is commonly advertised as a positive practice, there are far more reasons for this than those that may seem obvious.
(https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics)
Quickly learning correct waste disposal habits can change the way you and people around you dispose of waste for the rest of your life! Skim through some of these resources to get informed!
Check out Seattle Public Utilities' YouTube playlist to see what goes in which bins
OR
check out this breakdown of waste products released by the EPA
Skim through this flyer below to check out some of the most common recyclable materials:
Contact Eric Elliott at elliotte@seattleu.edu with any questions.