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Wolverines Recycle!
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Waste Management Services recycles cardboard and other recyclables collected from vendors at the Stadium during games. You'll be surprised what happens when Wolverines Recycle!
Pop and water bottles are also collected at the Stadium each game. Most people don't realize that when they recycle beverage containers that energy and water is saved by not using raw materials or energy to produce new products. Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic beverage bottles every hour...don't be one of them!
Game Update
On November 26th, the University of Michigan played Ohio State. It was the final home game of the year with 114,132 fans in attendance. At the game, with the help of Michigan fans and vendors, we recycled 15 percent of the waste from the game and kept this material from going to the landfill. We handled 3.56 tons of recyclables!
2011 Football Stadium Recycling numbers:
| University Team Scheduled |
Total Refuse (tons) |
Total Recyclables (tons) |
Percent Recycled |
Attendance |
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Western Michigan (9/3/11) |
20.18 | 7.78 | 27.82% | 110,506 |
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Notre Dame (9/10/11) |
21.29 | 5.22 | 19.69% | 114,804 |
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Eastern Michigan (9/17/11) |
11.56 | 3.66 | 24.05% | 110,343 |
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San Diego State (9/24/11) |
13.34 | 10.49 | 44.02% | 110,707 |
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Minnesota (10/1/11) |
13.56 | 4.84 | 26.3% | 111,106 |
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Purdue (10/29/11) |
14.96 | 5.69 | 27.55% | 112,115 |
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Nebraska (11/19/11) |
16.76 | 4.2 | 20.04% | 113,718 |
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Ohio (11/26/11) |
20.2 | 3.56 | 15% | 114,132 |
| 2011 Season Totals | 131.85 | 45.44 | 25.63% | 897,431 |
| 2011 Season Averages | 15.82 | 6.28 | 25.63% | 112,179 |
Content modified: December 2, 2011