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Total weight recycled over the three weeks is 10,020 pounds, exceeding last year’s Week 3 by 1,469 pounds. The Resident Student Association area resident halls contest on campus is going strong, contributing over 5,000 pounds of recovered recyclables to date. 

The West Area holds a slim lead through Week 3, followed by the East Area and then North Area. 
 
Per Capita Contest current standings:

Overall: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is No. 81 with a 4.22 pounds per capita weight volume.
State: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ stays in second place behind UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.
Southern Conference: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ also stays in second place in this category.
Private Schools: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ notched back to No. 55 out of the 77 entries
 
Targeted Materials – Aluminum / Plastic / Glass

Overall: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ settles in at No. 34 out of the 136 entries with a 1.07 pounds per capita weight volume.
State: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is still holding on to second place behind Davidson College.
Southern Conference: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ remains in second place.
Private Schools: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ placed No. 27 again out of the 69 entries.
 
Targeted Materials – Cardboard

Overall: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ moved up to No. 38 out of 134 entries with a 2.38 pound per capita weight volume.
State: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ still holds on to the third spot out of six entries.
Southern Conference: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is second behind Davidson College.
Private Schools: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ posts No. 26 out of 64 entries.
 
Targeted Materials – Paper

Overall: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is No. 108 out 137 entries with a .77 pound per capita weight volume.
State: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ falls to sixth out of seven entries.
Southern Conference: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is third out of the four entries.
Private Schools: ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is No. 58 out of 71 entries.

Check E-Net often for the latest updates on ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s progress in the 10-week competition.

– Information compiled and supplied to E-net by David Worden, manager of environmental services at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.