University competing in national recycling competition

UNC Charlotte is participating in Recyclemania, a national recycling competition and benchmarking tool. College and university programs use this event to promote waste reduction activities on their campuses.

During a 10-week period (Feb. 1 through April 4), schools report recycling and trash data; institutions are then ranked by the ones that collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, along with various other categories.

Currently, more than 275 colleges are registered nationally, with nine colleges participating from North Carolina. Materials are weighed on a weekly basis and submitted online to Recyclemania for reporting. Results will be posted at recyclemaniacs.org. For information on what can be recycled, visit uncc.edu/recycling.