Campus Green Builder

By Marya McQuirter, PhD
chocolate & arugula

Bowie State University Students Participate in RecycleMania 2009
Photo Credit: Bowie State University

RecycleMania is an annual competition that encourages colleges and university students to reduce waste on their campuses. The 2010 RecycleMania, which started on 17 January and ends 27 March, is in high gear.

Students compete within their schools and against other schools by:

1. collecting the largest amount of recyclables per capita
2. collecting the largest amount of total recyclables
3. using the least amount of trash per capita
4. having the highest recycling rate

Participating HBCUs include:

• Bowie State University
• Coppin State University
• Delaware State University
• Florida A & M University
• Grambling State University
• Howard University
• Jackson State University
• Morgan State University
• Spelman College
• Texas Southern University
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Winston-Salem State University

Click here for more information about RecycleMania.

Marya McQuirter, PhD is a sustainability consultant, scholar and blogger based in Washington, DC. She works with universities, businesses and non-profits on researching, writing and marketing their sustainability portfolios. She also lectures widely on sustainability and writes about sustainability on her blog, chocolate & arugula.