UCCS students combed through a mountain of garbage Wednesday as part of an eight-week competition called RecycleMania.
Wednesday, the volunteers from UCCS picked through “Mt. Trashmore,” a pile representing one full day of trash thrown away on the campus. Every bit of recyclable material they found was diverted.
Colleges across the U.S. and Canada are competing to see how much waste they recycle during the eight weeks. They are ranked in a variety of categories after each week and the schools who win are given a trophy made of recycled materials.
“What we’re doing is going through all the resident trash and trash that’s found on campus and our point of it is going through and finding what we can save and recycle,” explained student Jennifer Leisser.
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