Santa Clara University

RecycleMania Results

Overall results

Numbers represent SCU's rank versus the number of schools competing in each category. Categories include: Grand Champion (G.C.), Per Capita Classic (PCC), Waste Minimization (W.M.), Gorilla Prize, and Targeted Materials: Paper, Cardboard, and Bottles/Cans.

Week	G.C.	PCC	W.M.	Gorilla	Paper	Cardboard	Bott & Cans
1	25/64	68/143	21/82	66/171	82/133	65/124	24/127
2	46/76	85/155	36/82	44/87	84/139	66/138	26/140
3	48/80	88/158	39/85	78/176	91/142	61/138	28/141
4	51/85	101/167	40/89	79/188	98/150	73/145	39/149
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SCU waste and recycling rates per capita

The following are Santa Clara University's measurements for the 2007 and 2008 RecycleMania competitions.

Week	Recycling Rate		Recyclables per capita		Waste per capita		Gorilla prize
	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007
1	28.38%	21.46%	1.45 lbs	1.47 lbs	5.10 lbs	6.86 lbs	13,626 lbs	11,767 lbs
2	24.08%	22.02%	1.22 lbs	1.43 lbs	5.09 lbs	6.48 lbs	11,534 lbs	11,406 lbs
3	17.92%	18.08%	1.33 lbs	1.42 lbs	7.44 lbs	7.85 lbs	12,555 lbs	11,343 lbs
4	21.13%	13.58%	0.98 lbs	0.68 lbs	4.66 lbs	5.03 lbs	9,266 lbs	5,465 lbs
5		20.96%		1.45 lbs		6.92 lbs		11,590 lbs
6		19.88%		1.36 lbs		6.84 lbs		10,874 lbs
7		18.72%		1.26 lbs		6.71 lbs		10,045 lbs
8		18.02%		1.23 lbs		6.84 lbs		9,843 lbs
9		31.98%		1.01 lbs		3.15 lbs		8,049 lbs
10		25.91%		0.78 lbs		3.03 lbs		6,266 lbs

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SCU targeted materials recycling rates

The following are Santa Clara University's measurements for the 2007 and 2008 RecycleMania competitions.

Week	Paper Recycling (per capita)		Cardboard Recycling (per capita)		Bottles & Cans Recycling (per capita)
	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007
1	0.46 lbs	0.54 lbs	0.50 lbs	0.69 lbs	0.49 lbs	0.25 lbs
2	0.43 lbs	0.44 lbs	0.48 lbs	0.56 lbs	0.32 lbs	0.42 lbs
3	0.36 lbs	0.44 lbs	0.55 lbs	0.58 lbs	0.42 lbs	0.39 lbs
4	0.40 lbs	0.26 lbs	0.38 lbs	0.22 lbs	0.20 lbs	0.21 lbs
5		0.30 lbs		0.49 lbs		0.66 lbs
6		0.43 lbs		0.50 lbs		0.43 lbs
7		0.34 lbs		0.50 lbs		0.42 lbs
8		0.46 lbs		0.24 lbs		0.34 lbs
9		0.40 lbs		0.27 lbs		0.34 lbs
10		0.29 lbs		0.28 lbs		0.15 lbs