{"id":32602,"date":"2015-01-29T03:29:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T08:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=32602"},"modified":"2015-03-04T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T21:00:58","slug":"ut-to-compete-in-recyclemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/01_29_2015\/ut-to-compete-in-recyclemania","title":{"rendered":"UT to compete in RecycleMania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting on Sunday, Feb. 1, The University of Toledo will participate in RecycleMania, an eight-week international recycling competition.<\/p>\n

During the next few months, more than 300 schools across the United States and Canada will promote waste reduction activities on their campus communities through this friendly event. <\/p>\n

\"recyclemania<\/a>\u201cThe University has been a part of this competition for many years,\u201d said Brooke Mason, sustainability specialist. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to educate the campus community by creating new habits that will hopefully continue on after the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each week UT will report the weight of recycled materials collected in order to be ranked in various categories. <\/p>\n

At the end of the contest, winners will be chosen in each of the nine categories and will receive an award made out of recyclable materials. <\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, UT ranked in the top three against other Mid-American Conference schools in various categories and ranked 17th nationally in the electronic recycling category,\u201d Mason said.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the competition, UT hosts an internal contest between residential halls. Carter Hall won last year\u2019s competition, followed by Ottawa Hall and Academic House. <\/p>\n

\u201cEach residence hall has a sponsor that is a residence adviser,\u201d Mason said. \u201cThey help encourage and educate students in their buildings about the importance of recycling.\u201d<\/p>\n

A community electronics recycling day will be held at UT Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in parking lot 28 by Plant Operations and the south entrance to Main Campus. Electronics \u2014 except for TVs \u2014 will be accepted and disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. <\/p>\n

For more information, visit recyclemania.org or contact Mason at brooke.mason@utoledo.edu<\/a> or 419.530.1042.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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