{"id":5795,"date":"2015-04-13T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2022-03-23T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:44:04","slug":"the-r-in-ks-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/the-r-in-ks-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"The R in K\u2019s DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5796\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/ob-Townsend-at-K-College-April-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5796 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/ob-Townsend-at-K-College-April-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Townsend standing at recycling receptacles\" width=\"350\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/ob-Townsend-at-K-College-April-2014.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/ob-Townsend-at-K-College-April-2014-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/04\/ob-Townsend-at-K-College-April-2014-309x300.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The work of Rob Townsend has been key to the recycling culture on K\u2019s campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RecycleMania 2015 is over, and if you didn\u2019t know that (or if you weren\u2019t aware the contest had even begun) that\u2019s because for the second consecutive year the College has competed without promoting the contest&#8211;sort of a test to see the degree to which R (for recycling or Rob, as in <strong>Rob Townsend<\/strong>) has become part of K\u2019s DNA. The results are good.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College recycles far more than half of the solid waste it produces, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities Management <strong>Paul Manstrom<\/strong>. &#8220;We placed very high in many of the categories despite the fact we did not promote the contest at all on campus&#8211;unlike most other schools that competed,&#8221; said Manstrom. &#8220;Our performance is a testimony to the recycling culture that Rob Townsend has built at K over the years. While some schools need the publicity of a contest to up their recycling statistics, it just comes naturally at K.&#8221; This year the College had three top-ten finishes out of eight categories. K\u2019s ranking (and number of participating institutions) by category follow: Grand Champion&#8211;<strong>32nd<\/strong> (233); Per Capita Classic&#8211;<strong>10th<\/strong> (334); Gorilla&#8211;<strong>201st<\/strong> (334); Waste Minimization&#8211;<strong>116th<\/strong> (148); Paper&#8211;<strong>20th<\/strong> (141); Corrugated Cardboard&#8211;<strong>4th<\/strong> (163); Bottles &amp; Cans&#8211;<strong>3rd<\/strong> (142); and Food Service Organics&#8211;<strong>129th<\/strong> (175).<\/p>\n<p>RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. During an eight-week period, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College earned silver-level recognition for its 11 years of RecycleMania participation, and it\u2019s unlikely to rest on the excellence of its tradition. Said Townsend: &#8220;The data shows our numbers slipped a bit from the previous year. 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\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The work of Rob Townsend has been key to the recycling culture on K\u2019s campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RecycleMania 2015 is over, and if you didn\u2019t know that (or if you weren\u2019t aware the contest had even begun) that\u2019s because for the second consecutive year the College has competed without promoting the contest&#8211;sort of a test to see the degree to which R (for recycling or Rob, as in <strong>Rob Townsend<\/strong>) has become part of K\u2019s DNA. The results are good.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College recycles far more than half of the solid waste it produces, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities Management <strong>Paul Manstrom<\/strong>. &#8220;We placed very high in many of the categories despite the fact we did not promote the contest at all on campus&#8211;unlike most other schools that competed,&#8221; said Manstrom. &#8220;Our performance is a testimony to the recycling culture that Rob Townsend has built at K over the years. While some schools need the publicity of a contest to up their recycling statistics, it just comes naturally at K.&#8221; This year the College had three top-ten finishes out of eight categories. K\u2019s ranking (and number of participating institutions) by category follow: Grand Champion&#8211;<strong>32nd<\/strong> (233); Per Capita Classic&#8211;<strong>10th<\/strong> (334); Gorilla&#8211;<strong>201st<\/strong> (334); Waste Minimization&#8211;<strong>116th<\/strong> (148); Paper&#8211;<strong>20th<\/strong> (141); Corrugated Cardboard&#8211;<strong>4th<\/strong> (163); Bottles &amp; Cans&#8211;<strong>3rd<\/strong> (142); and Food Service Organics&#8211;<strong>129th<\/strong> (175).<\/p>\n<p>RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. During an eight-week period, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College earned silver-level recognition for its 11 years of RecycleMania participation, and it\u2019s unlikely to rest on the excellence of its tradition. Said Townsend: &#8220;The data shows our numbers slipped a bit from the previous year. 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