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GET FIRED UP FOR RECYCLEMANIA
RecycleMania is back and UH has a
title to defend! Coogs placed first
in Texas in 2010 in recycling actual
weights, and by working as a team UH
can make 2011 the best year ever.
UH has entered the competition for
three years. This year, the
university is competing nationally
in recycling and waste minimization.
The competition challenges schools
across the nation to recycle as much
as possible on campus in an effort
to promote green initiatives.
While competing with other schools,
UH also hosts its own recycling team
competitions, with head-to-head
competition between student
organizations and UH departments.
For ten weeks, from Jan. 31 to April
1, student organizations and
faculty/staff will battle to become
the top recycling groups. Last year,
the Accounting Society was crowned
as the student group winner. The
faculty/staff competition was won by
the Admissions Processing Team. Each
week, teams will drop off their
recyclables in front of the
University Center between 1 p.m. and
3 p.m. on Friday afternoons starting
Feb. 11.
To start the competition off right,
a Kick-off Pep Rally will gear
everyone up for the national
challenge on Feb. 10 from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the UC Satellite.
During the pep rally, the winner of
the Green UH T-shirt contest will be
announced.
On Feb. 7, the UH Community was
invited to an Introduction to the
Campus Community Garden at Cougar
Woods. On February 8-9 at PGH and
the UC Satellite, students stopped
by to talk to the “Green Commuting
Doctor” and hear about
carpools/vanpools, shuttles, Metro
bus routes and other services
offered by the university for green
commuting. Students were also
encouraged to come by the Green
Commuter Fair to sign a pledge board
displaying their promises to take
part in green commuting solutions.
Students beware on Feb. 22-23 as the
Green UH team will be out on the
prowl for Caught Green Handed. The
team will be watching and waiting to
award students caught in the act of
recycling. From Feb. 28 through
March 3, the team will move to the
residential halls including Moody
Towers, Cougar Village, Cambridge
Oaks and Calhoun Lofts for
Residential Raid, encouraging the
residents to take part in the
national competition and turn in
their recyclables.
Then on March 9, the RecycleMania
Olympics come to Butler Plaza from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students can take
a break from their afternoon classes
to knock over some oversized bowling
pins or toss an enormous horseshoe,
all made from recyclable materials.
Between games, they can stop by the
tables to hear about the Green UH
program.
On March 22, students can exercise
their creativity at the Art of
Recycling Contest from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the UC World Affairs Lounge.
UH students are challenged to
construct works of art, with the top
winner receiving a Barnes and Noble
gift card.
The festivities will come to a close
on April 5 at the UC Satellite from
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as the UH
community gathers to celebrate their
accomplishments over the months.
Winners of the team competition will
be announced and congratulated for
their efforts.
For more information on RecycleMania
or to get involved and sign up for
the team competition, visit
www.uh.edu/recyclemania.
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