Elon placed 179 out of 365 other universities and recycled a total of more than 85,565 lbs. during the eight week competition.
Here are the rankings for the final results:
Per Capita: 161/361 at 10.752 lbs./person
Mixed Paper: 44/164 at 5.843 lbs./person
Cardboard: 83/162 at 3.187 lbs./person
BTL/Can: 59/163 at 1.722 lbs./person
Compared to Elon’s participation in 2011 and 2012, we have increased the amount of recycled materials (lbs./person) per capita, as well as mixed paper! Check out Elon’s 2013 results compared to the results in 2011 and 2012.
Thank you to everyone that participated and recycled throughout the competition, we could not have done it without you. Remember to keep recycling all throughout Elon’s campus!