| Although RecycleMania will end Saturday, hopefully the university will try to continue the enthusiasm year-round, Sustainability director Meghna Tare said. Although RecycleMania will end Saturday, hopefully the university will try to continue the enthusiasm year-round, Sustainability director Meghna Tare said.
RecycleMania is an annual, friendly competition for colleges and university programs to promote waste reduction activities in a 10-week period, according to the competition’s Web site. Last year, 69.4 million pounds total were recycled out of 510 schools.
UTA collected 143,178 pounds of recyclable materials as of Thursday and ranked 204 out of 346 schools. The campus community has until Saturday to increase the number by dropping recyclable materials in the proper containers throughout campus.
On-campus residences competed in a inter-residence contest. The award is a trophy with the winning residence hall or apartment’s name that it will keep for the rest of the year, along with $350, university recycling coordinator Becky Valentich said.
Arlington Hall hosted a Recycling Olympics, a carnival night and presentation on how to live a more sustainable life, Arlington Hall residence assistant Jerome Kirby said.
“We will continue practicing recycling,” he said. “The 12 RAs will go door to door collecting recycle materials and recycle it.”
Tare said the university could do better.
“I am looking for more students’ involvement from residence halls and the Environmental Society so we can get a better rating next year,” she said.
Residence hall judging is April 12, Valentich said. She said the next step is looking at ways to promote the event and increase the numbers. |
