Recycling efforts making Baylor even more green

Thanks to expanded recycling efforts, Baylor more than doubled the amount of recycled material it collected during a 10-week span this spring compared to last year. The numbers were measured for a national competition among colleges and universities called Recyclemania.

That jump in recycling leaped Baylor to No. 65 out of the 200 universities that participated (and third among Big 12 schools). Baylor collected more than 96 tons of recyclables during the competition — items that otherwise likely would have ended up in a landfill. Besides the positive environmental impact, the changes also help Baylor save money; in fact, by selling the recycled materials, Baylor actually will end up saving more than $27,000 a year.

Of course, environmental efforts aren’t just about recycling — reducing waste is important, too. To that end, moves like changing public printers to double-sided printing are saving even more trees.

Sic ’em, Baylor conservationists!