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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 17th, the University of Michigan played Iowa. At the game, with the help of Michigan fans and vendors, we recycled over 24 percent of the waste from the game and kept this material from going to the landfill. We handled 5.02 tons of recyclables!
2012 Football - Michigan Stadium Recycling numbers:
| University Team Scheduled |
Total Refuse (tons) |
Total Recyclables (tons) |
Percent Recycled |
Attendance |
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Air Force (9/8/12) |
13.92 | 4 | 22.322% | 112,522 |
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Massachusetts (9/15/12) |
15.14 | 5.33 | 26.04 | 110,708 |
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Illinois (10/13/12) |
16.68 | 2.51 | 13.08 | 110,922 |
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Michigan State (10/20/12) |
20.94 | 5.5 | 20.8 | 113,833 |
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Northwestern (11/10/12) |
14.35 | 6.04 | 29.62 | 112,510 |
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Iowa (11/17/12) |
15.63 | 5.02 | 24.31 | 113,016 |
Content modified: November 27, 2012