School Name:

Brown University

School RecycleMania/Recycling Web Site:

Spring Break Dates:

3/27-4/4

Year Recycling Program Started:

1984

Number of Students Living On-Campus:

4,643

Number of Residence Halls:

56

Number of On-Campus Apartment Buildings:

10

Number of Dining Halls:

2

Number of "To Go" Food Areas:

Current Recycling Percentage for On-Campus Housing:

Housing: 19% curbside, 38%

Total On-Campus Population:

Total Number of On-Campus Buildings:

Current Recycling Percentage for all On-Campus Facilities:

Recyclables Currently Recycled:

Recycling Goals:

• Bring percentage of recycled materials closer to the potential 40% mark.
• Heighten awareness on campus of recycling in general.
• Encourage the university community to commit to recycling.
• Highlight the ease with which recycling can happen and increase on campus.

How will your university SPECIFICALLY measure the recyclables? Will you use volume based or actual weight measurements?:

Brown University will use a combination of actual weights and volumes. For cardboard we will get specific weights for individual carts from the participating collection locations. For the other recyclables we will get counts of toters emptied at each site by our recycling contractor and use these volumes to translate to weights. For trash we will get volume records from our waste hauler for dumpsters in the participating locations and calculate weights from volume estimates. These numbers will be used to calculate pounds recycled per student. Brown University has 4,643 students living on campus as of January 1st, 2004.