School Name:

Miami University

School RecycleMania/Recycling Web Site:

Spring Break Dates:

3/14-3/21

Year Recycling Program Started:

1989

Number of Students Living On-Campus:

6,620

Number of Residence Halls:

36

Number of On-Campus Apartment Buildings:

0

Number of Dining Halls:

5

Number of "To Go" Food Areas:

18

Current Recycling Percentage for On-Campus Housing:

25%-30%

Total On-Campus Population:

Total Number of On-Campus Buildings:

Current Recycling Percentage for all On-Campus Facilities:

Recyclables Currently Recycled:

Recycling Goals:

• To surpass 60% waste diversion rate (campus-wide)
• To decrease materials going to the landfill by 15% over last year’s numbers
• To increase recycling participation in residence halls and dining halls

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

Miami University’s housing service workers will collect all recyclables placed in the inside residence hall recycling bins by students. They will transport all recyclables to the hall’s lockable recycling dumpsters found outside their building. Twice a week the university’s recycling workers will pick-up the recyclables found in lockable recycling dumpsters and record number of bags and the volume. Recyclables are transported to the recycling center where they are weighed on the university’s electric scale. Weights are recorded for each hall by Rick Cole, MU’s Recycling Coordinator. Weights are calculated to show recyclables collected in pounds per student living on-campus. According to Miami University’s department of housing there are 6,620 students living on-campus as of January 1, 2004. This number will be used to calculate pounds recycled per student.