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RecycleMania Standings
From January 18 to March 28, 2009 Towson University tracked and submitted weekly recycling and refuse statistics as part of the national RecycleMania competition. Towson's results for both the 2008 and 2009 competitions are listed below. Nearly 114 tons of material were recycled during the 2009 competition, marking a 25% increase over 2008 results. In the competitive division, Towson placed first in the state in both the Grand Champion and Waste Minimization categories. Overall rankings are available on the RecycleMania Web site.
| RecycleMania Standings |
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Recycling |
Refuse |
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2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Week 1* |
23,948 lbs |
11,456 lbs |
n/a |
38,701 lbs |
| Week 2 |
24,128 lbs |
30,180 lbs |
n/a |
49,452 lbs |
| Week 3 |
24,199 lbs |
25,580 lbs |
n/a |
54,126 lbs |
| Week 4 |
25,555 lbs |
33,950 lbs |
n/a |
58,019 lbs |
| Week 5 |
25,163 lbs |
23,780 lbs |
n/a |
64,666 lbs |
| Week 6 |
27,479 lbs |
43,440 lbs |
n/a |
57,919 lbs |
| Week 7 |
25,291 lbs |
30,550 lbs |
n/a |
55,293 lbs |
| Week 8 |
3,098 lbs |
25,960 lbs |
n/a |
56,320 lbs |
| Week 9 |
24,919 lbs |
n/a - Spring Break |
n/a |
n/a - Spring Break |
| Week 10 |
25,770 lbs |
53,050 lbs |
n/a |
48,526 lbs |
* Note that week one of the 2009 competition occurred from January 18 - 24, when students were not on campus. |
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