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NSU Ranks 4th in Florida in RecycleMania Tournament
NSU placed fourth in Florida and 89 overall, among the 461 colleges and universities across the nation that competed in the annual RecycleMania Tournament. The tournament leverages campus spirit to increase recycling and waste reduction at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada.
Colleges and universities competing in the eight-week competition were ranked according to how much recycling, trash and food waste they collected. Between the early-February kickoff and the tournament’s final day on March 29, participating institutions recycled or composted 89.1 million pounds of recyclables and organic materials, preventing the release of 126,597 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) into the atmosphere, which is the comparable to preventing annual emissions from 24,823 cars.
The RecycleMania Tournament was launched in 2001 as a friendly challenge between Ohio University and Miami University in Ohio, to increase recycling on their campuses. The competition has since expanded from two schools in 2001 to 461 colleges and universities in 2014 spanning all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. RecycleMania is an independent program of RecycleMania, Inc. Program management is provided by Keep America Beautiful with additional program support from the United States EPA’s WasteWise program and the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC). For 2014, RecycleMania also partnered with National Wildlife Foundation’s Campus Ecology program and Campus Conservation National (CCN).
For complete competition details including a list of participating schools in Florida and nationwide, visit RecycleMania results.