What is RecycleMania? January 17 - March 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.

Comparison of 2009 to 2010 Results FINAL RESULTS Category2010 Ranking/# of Universities 2009 Ranking/# of Universities Per Capita Classic196/ /293 Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, Glass87/ /210 Paper168/ /204 Cardboard65/231 84/204 Dining Service Organics36/127 27/86

Comparison of 2009 to 2010 Results FINAL RESULTS Category2010 lbs/Person 2009 lbs/Person Per Capita Classic Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, Glass Paper Cardboard Dining Service Organics5.26 Not Available

PER CAPITA CLASSIC SDSM&T Ranking: 196 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 Technology 9.33 Minot State University 2.50 Dakota State University (Benchmark category) 1.10 Jamestown University 0.42 FINAL RESULTS

Aluminum, Plastic, Steel, & Glass SDSM&T Ranking: 87 out of 223 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 1.67 Dakota State University (Benchmark category) 0.60 Jamestown University 0.42 Minot State University 0.07 FINAL RESULTS

PAPER SDSM&T Ranking: 168 out of 223 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2.20 Minot State University 1.92 Dakota State University (Benchmark category) 0.03 FINAL RESULTS

CARDBOARD SDSM&T Ranking: 65 out of 231 Universities in the Category COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 5.46 Minot State University 0.50 Dakota State University (Benchmark category) 0.47 FINAL RESULTS

DINING SERVICES SDSM&T Ranking: 36 out of 127 Universities in the Category Food service organics and compostable items. We are the only nearby school competing in this category. FINAL RESULTS