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RecycleMania is a national competition and benchmarking tool, held each spring, for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities across campus.

Overall goals

  2. Generate attention and support for campus recycling programs.
  4. Have a fair and friendly competition.

2014 RecycleMania Results

Official RecycleMania weekly results are posted each Friday afternoon during the competition, January 29- March 29, 2014, to the Scoreboard section of the RecycleMania website. 

Activities on campus

Throughout the competition, weekly activities supporting recycling and waste reduction will take place.  


Every Tuesday during the 8 week competition, between the hours of 12 and 2 pm. RecycleMania volunteers will be looking for people that recycle.  Individuals will be asked if they recycle, and if a positive response is given we'll take your picture and post it on the UB Green Facebook page.

RecycleMania volunteers will scour our campuses every Wednesday during the 8-week competition, between the hours of 12 and 2 pm. to spot someone recycling.  The lucky recycler will be “Caught Green Handed” and awarded a small prize (movie tickets, etc.) for recycling.   

Student Groups may volunteer during select home basketball games to help promote recycling. Volunteers will be given a “UB Recycling Ranger” t-shirt, to ensure they are easily identifiable.  Recycling Ranger's help ensure event attendees separate trash and recycling into appropriate bins. This opportunity is only available to recognized campus groups and requires a minimum of 15 volunteers. 

Do you use a reusable water bottle or mug?  Our volunteers will be awarding prizes to people who are reducing their environmental footprint and practicing reuse.  We'll take your mug shot to post on UB Green's Facebook page.

Participating is easy

12 Easy Steps to Do Your Part :

  1. Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!
  2. Think before you throw something out: "Can this item be recycled?"
  3. Place a work order to request recycling bins 
  4. Add a RecycleMania tagline to your emails
  5. Like our RecycleMania posts on Facebook!
  6. Volunteer to hang posters around campus 
  7. Create a video promoting recycling and/or RecycleMania
  8. Post recycling instructions near bins
  9. Compost
  10. Volunteer to be a Recycling Ranger at basketball games
  11. Tell a Friend!
  12. Rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and have fun!

Spread the word

Print our RecycleMania 2014 poster.

Publicize RecycleMania electronically on monitors.