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RecycleMania
Res Hall
Challenge!
Why Recycle?• Less Landfill–Keep valuable or dangerous materials out of
landfills• Save Energy– Industry saves energy and $ making
products from recovered materials• Reduce pressure on natural resources– Fewer trees, less mining for raw materials
• Create jobs & business opportunitiesrecycle.tulane.edu
Less Landfill
Tulane Recycling Guidelines• Uptown Campus:
– All Paper (including newspaper, magazine, cereal boxes…)– Plastic Bottles/Containers (#1 & #2)– Aluminum/Tin Cans– Cardboard (free of food wastes)
• Glass is unable to be recycled in New Orleans at this time.• Residence halls have a labeled recycling station outside the building or a
recycling/garbage room on every floor.• Mardi Gras Bead Recycling
– Watch for bins placed in your Residence Halls after Carnival!• Move-out Recycling
– Tulane Trash to Treasure - At the end of the year will collect household items & clothes to be donated or re-sold to students at the beginning of next school year.
– Books, non-perishable food and Mardi Gras beads collected too!recycle.tulane.edu
Where does Tulane Recycling go?
Tulane Recycling, 2014 (Uptown Campus)
Material Tons Destination
Paper, plastic bottles & aluminum cans 129 Allied Waste/Republic Services MRF
Cardboard 151 Allied Waste/Republic Services MRF
Electronics 29 Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council
Clothing & Household Items 16.5 Trash 2 Treasure, Salvation Army and UNITY
Non-perishable Food 0.5 Second Harvesters
Mardi Gras Beads 3 ARC of Greater New Orleans
Books 0.25 Books to Prisoners, Better World Books
Estimated total 319.25
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RecycleMania is a friendly competition every spring among college and university recycling programs to
see who can waste less and recycle more.
The Recyclemania Res Hall Challenge is Tulane’s residence hall sustainability competition.
Residence Hall Challenge
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Challenge Dates: March 1st – 22nd
This year’s competition will test the residence halls in three different green categories:
1. Most recycling per person2. Least garbage per person
3. Greatest electricity savings
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First PrizeThe winning residence hall will be rewarded with
a
SUSTAINABLE SWEET TREAT
The winning dorm will enjoy this outdoor Spring-time festivity!
The gathering will strive to be zero waste from planning to implementation.recycle.tulane.edu