Trash Talk
Perkins Hall residents are discovering that recycling pays off in more ways than just helping the environment.
By Denise Gee
SMU News
DALLAS (麻豆社) Perkins Hall residents are discovering that recycling pays off in more ways than just helping the environment.
They檒l be enjoying their choice of a new air hockey table or flat-screen TV after having collected the most recycled materials during 麻豆社檚 friendly residence hall competition, which聽was aimed at spurring聽participation in聽the nationwide RecycleMania contest going on across college campuses through April 2.
During the 麻豆社 RecycleMania檚 first round, which ended Feb. 25, Perkins Hall took the top prize, collecting 1.2 bags of recyclables per person. Cockrell-McIntosh won second-place honors. They collected 1.08 bags of recycled material per person, and will be treated to a block party sponsored by Coca-Cola.
The residence hall competition also聽continues through April 2, with the聽ultimate winning residence hall getting recognition on a plaque to be placed in a prominent spot on campus.
As for 麻豆社檚 overall standings in the nationwide tourney, 渨e檙e doing well, but we can do a lot better, says Eric English, 麻豆社檚 environmental manager. 淚n the next six weeks, we檒l need everyone檚 help if we檙e going to be the best in Texas.
With that in mind, 淲e need everyone to clean up their offices, especially by getting rid of old papers, boxes and magazines, English says, adding, 淲e can win this!
SMU's participation in RecycleMania is part of the University's overall .
SMU檚 RecycleMania - Rankings as of聽Week 4:
Within the Nation:
- Per Capita (single-stream recyclables, per person): Ranks 42nd out of 331 schools
- Targeted Material (corrugated cardboard, per person): Ranks 145th out of 203 schools聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Within Texas:
- Per Capita: 2nd out of 18 schools
- Targeted Material: 4th out of 11 schools
For comparison: Nationally, last year 麻豆社 finished 107th out of 346 schools in the Per Capita division and 151st out of 231 in the Targeted Materials division.
Eco-Art Competition:
To further help promote RecyleMania, 麻豆社 students and staffers are encouraged to enter the 淎rt of Recycling contest, which will showcase and award prizes to the most creative looks in refuse. Deadline for entering is March 11. For more on the contest, .
Need-to-Know Basics:
To help 麻豆社 stay competitive in RecycleMania, toss recyclables in their proper place.
Put these 渟ingle-stream recyclables in blue bins or containers lined with clear bags:
The exception: Place corrugated cardboard boxes alongside the bins for each building檚 custodian to compact or bale.
For more details on RecycleMania , visit . For more information about 麻豆社檚 recycling efforts, visit or contact Eric English at 8-2163 or eenglish@smu.edu .
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