CU competes in 2013 RecycleMania Tournament

Clemson University is working to be a little more green as it competes with more than 500 other colleges in the 2013 RecycleMania Tournament to see which can reduce, reuse and recycle the most waste in an eight-week period. Clemson will enter data on paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, food waste and general trash generated each week until March 30. The information collected will determine which school recycles most on a per capita basis, produces the least waste and recycles the largest percentage of its waste. Clemson also is participating in a new RecycleMania category, Game Day: Basketball, in which schools are challenged to increase recycling and reduce waste at a single home game. Clemson’s is this Sunday, Feb. 17, against Miami. During Sustainability Week, Feb. 18-22, there will be building competitions around campus, giveaways and prizes.  RecycleMania draws participants from 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.