Posted on June 2 at 4:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Even though we have never competed in RecycleMania before, we have data from 2005 on a quarterly and now monthly basis. You are right, the monthly rate fluctuates based on class schedules.

The 24% I cited in the article is actually our overall average since 2005. However, in 2008 we saw a recycling rate of 22% so it is useful to use that as a more accurate annual baseline for measurement of how we did weekly.

The bottom line is all about educating the campus community on recycling. It is amazing the number of questions I've received on if a specific material is recyclable. There are a lot of misconceptions about our recycling program so this national competition helped us publicize recycling for our campus.

Thanks for reading and taking an interest,
Wesley Enterline

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