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RecycleMania, a competition between 400 universities in the nation, is now here at Auburn. The competition held a kickoff event on Cater Lawn this past Wednesday. Its goal is to spread recognition about how easy and useful recycling is, especially on our college campus.

The Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator, Donny Addison, says another goal of RecycleMania is to make people think twice before throwing something away when they could easily recycle it instead.

You may have noticed more recycling bins around campus lately. Addison explained that this initiative was helped by Coca-Cola. The company donated many bins to various buildings on campus.

The recent recycling rate among Auburn students is 1.27 pounds per person. Although this number is larger than it has been in the past, there is still a long way to go to make a world of a difference.

Not only is RecycleMania a competition between the universities who are part of the Southeastern Conference, but there is an on-campus competition at Auburn, too. Different campus residences are recycling to win in a battle of their own. Addison explained that the total amount of recycling will be counted at the end and the winner will receive a party brought to their door.

Watch the video as Donny explains what the winner can expect to get.

For more information about RecycleMania or Auburn University Recycling , visit www.auburn.edu/recycle. You can also contact Addison at addisdt@auburn.edu.

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Auburn University is celebrating “America Recycles Day� today on the plains. The AU Recycling program is sponsoring the second annual “Landfill on the Lawn� event at Cater Lawn from 1-3 p.m. today.

This event will collect percentages of recycled trash from the university’s single-stream recycling program. This in turn, will be used for the Recyclemania Competition, which is held in the spring. (more…)

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Today more and more people are trying to be green and help the environment.  Auburn University is no exception. 

The Auburn University Facilities Division and Sustainability Initiative created The Auburn Recycling Program in 2005.  Their mission is to promote recycling, waste diversion and reuse.  They are also trying to decrease the amount of waste that is produced on campus.  As a result of decreasing campus waste it would reduce the waste in our local landfills. 

Auburn currently has five recycling programs: Deskside, Residential Life, Game Day, Sidewalk and Recycling Dumpster. 

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