Recyclemania2011

C ontac ts
For additional information regarding the Recyclemania
competition or vollunteer opportunities contact the Student
Environmental Association, and the Office of Sustainability.

TH IS IS OU R YE AR

Ta k e A c tio n
Start A C hain R eaction
Tell five friends about the Competition soon enough,
the whole campus will be talking about it.

Remember
Don't forget to recycle.

G et In volv ed
Vollunteer, check out the SEA Facebook page or attend
the meetings for opportunities.

Eat at USF
USF Dining is green! Trayless dining and efficiency
improve the environment and USF's ranks.
Reduce
C om m unity O utreach
Get your workplace, home, neighbors, church, sports,
Reuse
etc involved. Recycle what you gather from them at
USF.
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL 33620
R ecycle
813-974-2011
B e C re a tiv e http://www.usf.edu
The possibilities for USF's success are endless with
creativity. Start thinking and get moving!
 Recyclemania
IS A C O M P ETITIO N A ND BE NC H M AR K IN G TO O L FO R C O LLEG E S A ND U NIVE R SITIES
All recycling and trash data are submitted as weights instead of volume. This can be done in either pounds or metric kilograms. Reported weights
should be based on actual observed recycling and trash generation. Participating schools must collect and report data for 10 weeks.

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE.

A single plastic bottle provides enough energy to

power a computer for 25 minutes.

Recycling one ton of mixed paper has the ability to

save 17 trees and 4200 kilowatt hours of
Yo u r P e e r s electricity.
“Recycling is really easy
once you get a system in Recycling 100 lbs of glass can light a 100 watt
place to help you organize bulb for 290 hours, and is enough to play a radio

materials.” Jane Doe three hours a day for four months.

Americans use four million plastic bottles every

hour, but only one quarter of them will be recycled.

Think throwing out a plastic bottle will make it go

away? A plastic bottle will take 700 years before it
will even start to decompose.

According to local studies, between 2-5% pf the

U S F R esults for Recyclem ania 2010
waste stream we compile is reusable.
Did you know that USF ranked 152 out of 191 schools in the ‘Per Capita Classic' Division of Recyclemania in 2010? This particular division is composed of
schools trying to compete to see who has the highest cumulative recyclables’ per pound per person in which USF came in at 2.25. 'Waste Minimization',
There are more than 6,000 reuse centers around
another division USF was entered in is composed of schools that are competing to see who has the least amount of municipal solid waste per person. Out the country, ranging from specialized programs for
th
of 106 participating schools in the ‘Waste Minimization’ competition, USF ranked 25 . USF ended up with 14.18 cumulative wastes in pounds per person in building materials or unneeded materials in
the end of Recyclemania. In the ‘Grand Champion’ competition division, the school results that participate in both the ‘Per Capita Classic’ and the ‘Waste schools to local programs such as goodwill and
Minimization’ categories are combined and the school that shows the greatest achievement in source reduction and recycling are ranked. Out of 144 the Salvation Army, according to the Reuse
Development Organization.
schools, USF was ranked at 122. Their cumulative recycling rate was 15.89%.

Enough plastic wrap is used every year in the US

to cover the entire state of Texas.

A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the

grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days.

R e d u c e , R e u s e , R e c y c l eChanging
! the world, one plastic bottle at a time.
An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a
can 500 years from now.