RecycleMania 2016 Underway at SIUE
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The national RecycleMania competition is now in progress at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and the University’s sustainability officer is hoping that more people are making recycling part of their lives and not simply seeing it as an event.
RecycleMania is a competition among colleges and universities across the nation,” said Kevin Adkins, SIUE sustainability officer. “The purpose is to encourage students and the University community who are not recycling to do so, and to encourage those who are to do more.” This year marks SIUE’s fifth time participating in the contest.
“But we hope that recycling is becoming more and more a way of life for our entire University community,” he continued.
RecycleMania 2016 began Feb. 7 and will end April 2. “During that time, waste is collected for a total of six weeks,” Adkins said. “At the end of each week, the waste is weighed and the number is recorded. The school with the highest recycling percentage rate wins.”
According to Adkins, the national recycling rate is about 35 percent.
“We need everybody to do what they can. We can do better. It’s not just for a competition,” Adkins said. “Recycling is for the good of our individual lives, our community and our planet.”
To learn more about recycling and RecycleMania, visit the following: Recycling Symbols, RecycleMania and Republic Services.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides students with a high quality, affordable education that prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose. Built on the foundation of a broad-based liberal education, and enhanced by hands-on research and real-world experiences, the academic preparation SIUE students receive equips them to thrive in the global marketplace and make our communities better places to live. Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River’s rich bottomland and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of more than 14,000.
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Kevin Adkins
