Comments on: RecycleMania!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:06:49 +0000

The contest is reaching it’s final stretch for the year it seems, ending on April 16
But the Myspace page is going strong.

And do something good for the world and your school.

By: fellow maniac

fellow maniac — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:03:24 +0000

I believe the contest – if you read the rules on the website – has several options for schools to compete including “reducing” and “recycling”. The last time I checked most U.S. college campuses send about 50 to 70 percent of their trash to the landfill that could have been recycled – so I see the competition as a great way to get all three R’s (reduing, reusing and recycling) on the radar with college students who often times don’t care what they throw away and where they throw it away.

By: Isaias Torres

Isaias Torres — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:13:04 +0000

I believe I have heard it referred to as Owl Country before.
I don’t think we would be considered Maniacs at recycling, but the environmental club does make a valiant effort and we are supplied with recycling bins in every room and at the end of each of the halls.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:49:26 +0000

Isaias — I am not from Rice, but I hear good things. Just a guy with access to Google Images.

Is recycling big in Owl Country?

(Does anyone call it Owl Country?)

By: Isaias Torres

Isaias Torres — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:01:09 +0000

Oh my God that is my school in that photo! I know that isn’t something to be that shocked about by my university, Rice, is really small and not that well known. Are you, the author, from Rice?

By: rleaf

rleaf — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:13:15 +0000

The lowest amount of trash per capita makes sense, but doesn’t largest amount of recyclables per capita tacitly encourage excessive consumption?

I know college is a time that many are stretching the boundaries, but it would seem to be counter to the character of this exercise.

By: srah

srah — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:41:18 +0000

The problem I have with this contest is that the scoring seems to be based on the weight of recyclables, rather than on how little trash is produced. It seems like that might be a better measure. Recycling is really good, but reducing and reusing are necessary too!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:56:25 +0000

While I appreciate your attempt to keep me accurate, I must tell you that you’re wrong.

University of Miami is in Florida, and is not the school I’m talking about. I’m talking about Miami University, in Ohio. Where difficult-to-spell athletes Wally Szczerbiak and Ben Roethlisberger shined.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:07:07 +0000

It’s not Miami University, rather University of Miami.