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WE HAVE A WINNER!
Date:
April
16, 2007
LDEO WINS TWO RECYCLEMANIA CATEGORIES; TAKES THIRD IN
ANOTHER
The results are in – and are they impressive!
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has captured first place in
Recyclemania's Per Capita Classic and paper recycling competitions.
LDEO has held its impressive paper recycling lead throughout
the 10-week contest, finishing with a cumulative total of 89.96 pounds per
staffer, faculty member and student.
The Medical University of South Carolina came in second
place, with 40.13 pounds.
And in the last week of the contest, LDEO climbed from third
place in a field of 175 ranked competitors to win the Per Capita Classic award,
with a total of 101.12 pounds of recyclables per staffer, faculty member and
student.
Among the 77 schools ranked in the competition for the Grand
Champion award, LDEO finished third, behind Cal State San Marcos and Rutgers
and well ahead of the four other Ivy League participants: Princeton
came in at number 22, Harvard at 28, Brown at 46 and Yale at 54.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
Two hundred two U.S. colleges and universities competed
in Recyclemania.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: JUST A WEEK TO GO, AND LAMONT-DOHERTY GAINS EVEN MORE GROUND IN THREE CATGORIES
Week 9 Recyclemania results are out – and they're amazing!
Just a week away from the end of the 10-week competition,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is way out in front in paper recycling, with a
cumulative total of 56.65 pounds per staffer, faculty member and student
The Medical University of South Carolina remains in second
place, with 36.12 pounds of paper.
And there's more.
Among the 77 schools ranked this week in the competition for
the Grand Champion award, LDEO has moved to sixth place from last week's
seventh spot, ahead of the four other participating Ivy League colleges. Princeton is at number 25, Harvard at 26, Brown at 46 and
Yale at 52.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
And still more good news from Week 9.
LDEO moved to third place from eighth place among the 174
schools ranked in the Per Capita Classic category, with a cumulative total of 56.65
pounds of recyclables per staffer, faculty member and student.
Two hundred two U.S. colleges and universities are
competing in Recyclemania.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: LAMONT-DOHERTY KEEPS STRONG HOLD ON PAPER RECYCLING LEAD AND TWO OTHER TOP-10 RANKINGS
Heading into the final two weeks of the 10-week
Recyclemania, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory continues its first-place gallop
in the paper recycling competition, with a cumulative total of 43.91 pounds per
staffer, faculty member and student.
The Medical University of South Carolina is in second place,
with 24.66 pounds of paper.
Among the 77 schools ranked this week in the competition for
the Grand Champion award, LDEO is holding fast to seventh place, significantly ahead
of the four other participating Ivy League colleges. Harvard is number 22,
followed by Princeton at 25, Brown at 48 and
Yale at 53.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
In Week 8, LDEO kept eighth place among the 174 schools
ranked in the Per Capita Classic category, with a cumulative total of 51.02
pounds of recyclables per staffer, faculty member and student.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: LAMONT-DOHERTY CRACKS TOP 10 IN 3 CATEGORIES, STRENGTHENS NO. 1 SPOT IN PAPER RECYCLING, LEADS OTHER IVIES
Good news continues from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Seven weeks into the 10-week Recyclemania competition, results in the paper
recycling category show LDEO holding tight to first place, with a cumulative
total of 37.7 pounds per staffer, faculty member and student.
The Medical University of South Carolina is in second place,
with 20.1 pounds of paper.
Among the 77 schools ranked this week in the competition for
the Grand Champion award, LDEO continues to gain ground -- to seventh place
from ninth last week -- still well ahead of the four other participating Ivy
League colleges. Harvard is number 23, followed by Princeton
at 25, Brown at 48 and Yale at 55.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
LDEO is becoming a strong contender in yet another
Recyclemania category – the Per Capita Classic in which schools are competing
to collect the most recyclables per staffer, faculty member and student.
In Week 7, LDEO was eighth in the Per Capita Classic ranking
of 174 participating schools, with a cumulative total of 44.34 pounds of
recyclables per person.
Two hundred two U.S. colleges and universities are
competing in Recyclemania.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: WEEK SIX AND GAINING MORE GROUND
Numbers for Week 6 in Recyclemania's 10-week competition
have just been posted! Lamont-Doherty Earth Institute's fast, hard run is
keeping them way ahead in the paper recycling category, with a cumulative total
of 26.6 pounds per LDEO staffer, faculty member and student.
The Medical University of South Carolina is in second place,
with 17.6 pounds of paper.
Among the 77 schools ranked this week in the competition for
the Grand Champion award, LDEO has moved up to ninth place from thirteenth last
week -- still well ahead of the four
other participating Ivy League colleges. Harvard is number 22, followed by Princeton at 26, Brown at 49 and Yale at 56.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
Two hundred two U.S. colleges and universities are
competing in Recyclemania.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: HALF-WAY THERE, LDEO WAY AHEAD
At the half-way mark of Recyclemania's 10-week competition,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Institute has widened its lead in the paper recycling
category, with a cumulative total of 22.30 pounds per LDEO staffer, faculty
member and student.
When it comes to Recyclemania bragging rights, LDEO has
another big one. Among the ranking 76 schools competing for the Grand Champion
award, LDEO is number 13 -- well ahead of the four other participating Ivy
League colleges. Harvard is number 21, followed by Princeton
at 25, Brown at 47 and Yale at 51.
The Grand Championship is based on both reduction of waste
materials and recycling.
Two hundred two U.S. colleges and universities are
competing in Recyclemania.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: CU-LDEO KEEPS TOP SPOT
In just-completed Week 4 of the Recyclemania competition,
Lamont-Doherty remains on top in paper recycling, with a cumulative total of
18.36 pounds of paper per LDEO staff and student.
Medical University of South Carolina
is in second place with 11.29 pounds per person; Stanford University
is third with 9.89 pounds.
Recyclemania is a 10-week competition among 202 U.S.
colleges and universities whose purpose is to raise campus consciousness about
recycling and reducing waste.
RECYCLEMANIA UPDATE: CU-LDEO Widens Recycling Lead
In just-completed Week 3 of the Recyclemania competition,
Lamont-Doherty has widened its lead in paper recycling, with a cumulative total
of 12.09 pounds of paper per LDEO staff and student.
Medical University of South Carolina
is in second place with 8.47 pounds per person; Stanford University
is third with 7.73 pounds.
Recyclemania is a 10-week competition among 202 U.S. colleges
and universities whose purpose is to raise campus consciousness about recycling
and reducing waste.
CU/LDEO Leads Recyclemania's Paper Recycling Competition
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has yet another claim to
fame!
In the second week of a 10-week Recyclemania competition
among 202 U.S.
colleges and universities, LDEO came out on top in the paper-recycling
category. Their winning effort translates to an average of 6.87 pounds of paper
recycled by each staffer and student from Jan. 28 through Feb. 10.
Medical University of South
Carolina is currently in second place with 5.65
pounds of recycled paper per staffer. Princeton
is third with 5.57 pounds.
Recyclemania's primary goal of raising campus consciousness
about recycling and reducing waste involves several contests: collecting the
most recyclables, both  capita and total campus; collecting the least trash
per capita; and achieving the highest recycling rate. Participants submit
measurement information each Wednesday during the competition. The data is
obtained from waste and recyclables collected the previous week.
Results are computed according to the population of each
campus – at LDEO, 90 graduate students, 364 full-time staff and 163 part-time
staff. In the interests of fairness among a wide range of participating
schools, Recyclemania converts these numbers to full-time equivalents.
Patrick O'Reilly, LDEO's Assistant Director for Facilities
and Engineering, credits Nilda Mesa
for introducing the LDEO campus to Recyclemania. Mesa
is Columbia's
Director of Environmental Stewardship.
O'Reilly says he passed on the suggestion to Mary Reagan,
deputy director of operations for the Borehole Research Group and chairperson
of LDEO's Campus Life Committee. Reagan describes the committee as dealing
"with all sorts of issues affecting the general quality of life of staff
members at Lamont-Doherty," with parking, housing and sports as examples.
Reagan says the committee was looking for ways to increase
awareness of the need to recycle on campus. So when the idea of Recyclemania
was presented, they thought it would be a great way to kick off these efforts.
Most of the communication has been via e-mail, starting with
Recyclemania mentions in LDEO Director Michael Purdy's weekly messages to
staff. Posters are visible around recycling bins, and Campus Life Committee
members update their respective groups and offer reminders about such things as
keeping food waste out of recycling bins so as not to contaminate them.
Reagan says that even in a matter of weeks the staff and
students at LDEO have been drawn into Recyclemania's competitive spirit.
"People are thinking more," she says. "They're asking questions
such as 'Did anybody ever consider composting?" and "What other
things can we do?'"
Having the actual statistics from the Recyclemania
competition also gives people a sense they're doing a lot better than they'd
actually thought. "When you see your little bit and others' little bit,
when you see the statistics, you get a sense of the big picture," she
says.
Recyclemania began in 2001 between Ohio
University and Miami University,
both concerned about the need for recycling on campus. Since then the program
has grown quickly, organized by campus recycling coordinators, with
administrative support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
National Recycling Coalition.
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