Posts Tagged ‘Waste Reduction’

Film Plastic and E-Waste Collection Week March 6-13: Help OSU win!

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Film Plastic & E-waste Collection Week
Wed, March 6, 9 am – 7:30 pm, and
Weekdays Thurs-Wed, March 7-13, 9 am – 4 pm
Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.)

Help OSU compete nationally in the RecycleMania electronics and film plastics categories! Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic (see list of accepted items below) for [...]

Repair Fair Feb. 27th: free repairs and demonstrations

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Wednesday, February 27th between the hours of 5 and 7 pm for our Repair Fair!
Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things (see list below for what’s on offer this time)! Repair demonstrations also offered. Save [...]

RecycleMania continues with competitions, coupons, crafts and composting

Monday, February 11th, 2013

RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition between universities, which started January 20th and runs through March 30th.
OSU is competing to recycle the most both nationally and in the Civil War with the University of Oregon. As of this blog post, we are leading Oregon 3.05 to 2.74 lbs. per person!

Calendar
Events and other opportunities are [...]

RecycleMania 2013 has begun! Check out the event calendar.

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition between universities, which started Sunday and runs through March 30. We are offering events and other opportunities every week; here’s the line-up for the next couple weeks:

RecycleMania Kickoff Display: January 22-25, Memorial Union Quad
January Repair Fair: Monday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, Recycling Warehouse, 644 SW 13th St.
Res. [...]

Join the plastic jellyfish sculpture construction party Thursday

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Want a break from your busy schedule, and a chance to do something hands-on and fun with others who are interested in recycling?
Come to our Jellyfish Sculpture Construction Party this Thursday, January 17 at 5:00-7:30 pm in the OSU recycling warehouse!
There you can lend a hand building a trio of giant jellyfish out of film [...]

Start Composting in Your Department!

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Did you know that Campus Recycling offers composting in departments and buildings on campus? Throughout the term, we’ll be outreaching to students, staff, and faculty to expand this program. Here’s what you can do, as staff/faculty or a student:
Staff & Faculty
1. Sign-up for composting in your building
There are two main options for departmental [...]

Now’s the time to join the Master Recycler class for 2013

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Become a Master Recycler in 2013!
Some spaces remain in the 2013 Linn and Benton Master Recycler class offered by OSU Campus Recycling and Republic Services.

WHEN: Tuesdays, Jan 8th through Feb 26th, 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm
WHERE: Kearney Hall 305 (on the OSU Corvallis campus at 14th and Campus Way)
WHAT: This once-per-week, 8-week class will explore [...]

OSUsed Store End of Year Clearance December 19th

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Don’t miss the OSUsed Store’s last public sale of 2012 on Wednesday, December 19th, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – much of our merchandise will be marked 75% off, plus all housewares will be 50% off!
We will be closed to the public for two weeks following the December 19th sale, reopening on January 9, 2013. [...]

WANTED: Your opinion on winter term RecycleMania activities!

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

We want to know what YOU want to see happen for RecycleMania 2013 (Jan 20 – March 30)!
Background
RecycleMania is a 10-week competition for U.S. college and university recycling programs to see who can recycle the most! OSU competes both nationally, as well as locally in the RecycleMania Civil War, created by OSU and the UO [...]

America Recycles Day collection event exceeds 2011 results

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

On November 15, OSU hosted its second annual special recycling collection event in the Memorial Union Brick Mall for America Recycles Day.
The purpose of the event was to give the opportunity to recycle hard-to-recycle items all in one convenient location, as well as educate people about recycling and waste reduction all year long. Materials collected [...]