CCU ranks well in recycling contest

Coastal Carolina University ranked number 19 in the recent GameDay Recycling Challenge, a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at football games. Some 91 institutions of higher learning participated in the challenge.

During the contest, colleges and universities implement waste reduction programs during home football games. Schools track and report waste reductions and disposal data and then rank the schools. CCU ranked No. 19 with a 53.5 percent diversion rate. The Citadel came in at No. 20 with a 51.3 percent diversion rate.

Clemson University ranked No. 1 in the nation for total recycling with 60,724 pounds recycled. Clemson also ranked 14th in the nation for the diversion rate (63.4 percent).

The University of South Carolina was ranked No. 32 with a 34.6 percent diversion rate. The competition is run by a partnership of the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), RecycleMania, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and EPA’s WasteWise program.

Coastal Carolina’s recycling program is managed by the TD Campus and Community Sustainability Initiative.