1. What is RecycleMania? January 17 - March 27 10-week competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities Schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked With each week’s reports and rankings, participating schools watch how their results fluctuate against other schools and use this to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle more.

2. Comparison of 2009 to 2010 Results WEEK 5 COMPETITION RESULTS Category2010 Ranking/# of Universities 2009 Ranking/# of Universities Per Capita Classic155/346168/291 Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, Glass 76/224118/209 Paper148/220118/203 Cardboard54/23086/202 Dining Service Organics37/12027/82 We are doing great!! RECYCLE to help us move up in the rankings.

3. PER CAPITA CLASSIC SDSM&T Ranking: 155 out of 346 Universities in the Category Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, Glass, Cardboard, Paper COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology6.70 Minot State University1.48 Dakota State University (Benchmark category)0.68 Jamestown University0.42 RESULTS WEEK 5 OF COMPETITION

4. Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, & Glass SDSM&T Ranking: 76 out of 224 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology1.12 Jamestown University0.42 Dakota State University (Benchmark category)0.41 Minot State University0.05 RESULTS WEEK 5 OF COMPETITION

5. PAPER SDSM&T Ranking: 148 out of 220 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology1.65 Minot State University1.25 Dakota State University (Benchmark category)0.02 RESULTS WEEK 5 OF COMPETITION

6. CARDBOARD SDSM&T Ranking: 54 out of 225 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology3.93 Dakota State University (Benchmark category)0.25 Minot State University0.18 RESULTS WEEK 5 OF COMPETITION

7. DINING SERVICES SDSM&T Ranking: 37 out of 120 Universities in the Category Food service organics and compostable items. We are the only nearby school competing in this category. RESULTS WEEK 5 OF COMPETITION