2.01 tons of recyclable materials were collected at the first home game

Posted to On Campus by Krissy Tripp at 6:43 p.m., Sept. 16, 2009

Waste Minimization Supervisor Layli Terrill said 2.01 tons were collected with the following breakdown:

Aluminum: 523 pounds or 19,829 cans Glass: 3,226 pounds or 7,192 bottles Plastic: 261 pounds or 5,540 bottles

The number of containers is approximate.

Inside the stadium, the cleaning crew collected 3,146 pounds of plastic, which is approximately 59,782 containers.