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Great Value Colleges Recognizes Top College Recycling Programs
Great Value Colleges has analyzed nationwide recycling efforts among colleges and universities.
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Many American colleges have been recycling for decades, and more are joining the increasingly massive movement each year. In two studies, Great Value Colleges analyzed recycling efforts among colleges and universities.
In "America's 50 Top Colleges with the Best Recycling Programs," the Great Value Colleges team analyzed college efforts nationwide and came up with 50 colleges with the best recycling programs.
In "What Recyclemania 2019 Tells the World About American Colleges and Recycling," Great Value Colleges analyzed the program, the participating colleges and names the winners.
"If you're someone who cares about recycling, then it's important to attend a college with a proactive recycling program," said Editor Julie McCaulley in a statement. "After all, you don't want to go to a school where waste management is out of control."
The information included in each entry contains statistics of each college program. For instance, in 2019, more than 5.1 million students, faculty and staff participated from American and Canadian colleges. They recycled and composted 69.5 million pounds of waste. In the process, they also cut out the use of 300 million single-use plastic bottles. They prevented 99,254 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.
In their evaluations, Great Value Colleges researchers ranked institutions by:
the total amount of recycling conducted
innovative recycling practices
aggregated methodology score
evidence of commitment to increasing recycling activities in the future
Great Value Colleges includes a full methodology for determining the top schools in each article. Of the winners in America's 50 Top Colleges with the Best Recycling Programs, the top 15 colleges are:
College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine
University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky.
University of Washington in Seattle
University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas
Kendall College of Art and Design, Ferris State University in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.
Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio
Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass.
University of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif.
Harvard University in Boston, Mass.
Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
The major winners in the Recyclemania competition include:
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.
Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif.
Saint Louis University, Main Campus in St. Louis, Mo.
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass.
Drew University in Madison, N.J.
Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wis.
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