Spring into savings at our May Clearance Sales Wednesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 30, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. The OSUsed Store is located at 644 SW 13th Street in Corvallis.
All dotted merchandise will be 75% off, and white tag items (housewares) will all be 50% off!
For more information, visit our public sale page or contact us.
Did you know that in 2011 nearly 18,000 pounds of material was diverted from the landfill and given to local non-profits as residents moved out of their res. halls? Our goal this year is 20,000 pounds, and you can help!
Live in a Res. Hall?
Visit our resident webpage for all the how-to’s, and look for your move-out kit on Memorial Day.
Volunteer!
Assist with the donation drive on June 14th, 15th and 18th, receiving and sorting material with Campus Recycling staff in the warehouse or joining our crew to go out on routes!
See shift times and sign-up to help using this online form.
The donation drive is coordinated by Campus Recycling, Surplus Property and University Housing and Dining. Learn more on Campus Recycling’s website.
This year, our OSU Recycling Manager Pete Lepre celebrated his 5th year at OSU. As Pete reflects on the changes he’s seen over the past 5 years, he recognizes several major accomplishments that the OSU community has made towards responsible recycling.
Pete Lepre being presented his 5-year service award by Business Services Director Brian Thorsness.
In 2007, OSU Recycling partnered with Allied Waste of Corvallis to offer the Master Recycler Class. This eight-week program covers all aspects of waste reduction. The classes are offered free to anyone who agrees to “pay forward” what they have learned about waste reduction through completing 30 hours of community service. Over the past five years, over a hundred people throughout surrounding communities have completed this program.
Each year, OSU Campus Recycling and Surplus Property work with University Housing and Dining to reduce waste during residence hall move-outs. By educating residents on repurposing and recycling and by giving them the tools to recycle and donate as much as possible, this program has been extremely successful. This year 17,558 lbs. of donations were collected – 1.5 times as last year! What’s more, this effort not only helped the environment by promoting the reuse of materials, but these donations also helped our local nonprofits and those in our community who are in need.
During Residence Hall move-ins there has been a great deal of packaging materials that were being sent to the landfill. So, in 2010, OSU Recycling launched the Styrofoam Recycling Program, which provides separate bins to recycle these materials. OSU students and staff really stepped up to make this project successful. In example, in just one 6-day period, 120 cubic yards (20 dumpster) of packaging material was collected and recycled. This effort not only kept these items out of the landfill, but it also saved taxpayer dollars - the recycling cost was only 13% of what the landfill fees would have been.
One of the most impressive examples of OSU recycling efforts involved the commitment to event recycling. Through collaboration among DaVinci Days staff, OSU recycling, Allied Waste, and community volunteers, 87% of the trash was diverted either to recycling or compost, at last year’s DaVinci Days. This meant that 67% less waste was sent to the landfill! At the University, Event Recycling took a major step forward at University Days events, where composting and other zero waste measures have been instituted and maintained – and serves as a shining example of the commitment and dedication of the OSU community to be environmentally responsible.
Being Recycling Manager is sometimes a dirty job, but Pete Lepre takes it in stride.
Would you and your colleagues recycle more if you had more recycle bins available in your building? Are you missing a recycle bin for containers in your office break room? Do you need a desk side bin? Do you have a paper recycling bagstand that is in need of repair or replacement? Purging paper files and need extra recycle bins?
Requesting new or replacement bins is simple and easy using our online service request form!
Our online service request form.
Use the online service request form to request:
Recycle bins used on campus.
The online service request form should be used for your workspace – offices, break rooms, labs, etc. It should not be used for common areas such as hallways, classrooms or outdoor locations; if you have suggestions for placement of bins in these areas, please contact us (note that there are restrictions associated with placing bins in these areas – fire code, limited number of bins or funds to purchase them and the fact that we cannot service recycle bins in classrooms).
If you have questions about recycling in your building, please contact us via email or call 737-2925.
Thank you for recycling!
This post is part of our Tip of the Week series for spring term 2012. Stay tuned to this blog on Mondays and our Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesdays for more in the future!
Time for our Question of the Week!
The first person to to answer correctly, or get closest to the answer by Friday at 1:00 pm, will win an OSU reusable spork like this one!
Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below), on our Facebook page or tweet it to @osurecycling on Twitter.
What is the estimated combined attendance of all Earth Week 2012 events (20 events total)?
We estimate 2,463 attendees at Earth Week events this year, which is great news!
Furthermore, during Earth Month in April, we estimate 3,791 attendees at all our activities combined!
Do you live in a residence hall at Oregon State University? Get an overview of how to recycle everything, in just 45 seconds!
Get more detailed information in our online recycle guide.
Happy recycling!
Recyclable of the week: Cardboard
See more details in our online Recycle Guide or download our brochure.
WHAT is accepted:
HOW to recycle it:
WHERE to recycle it:
Place in nearest marked cardboard container, typically outside your building, next to your trash dumpster(s).
Find out when your cardboard bins are emptied by visiting our Locations and Schedule webpage (read the “exterior cardboard cage is emptied…” statement near the top of the page).
Please do not place cardboard in paper bins, as 1) it causes bin overflow problems in our paper bins and 2) our paper recycler does not accept cardboard.
NOT accepted in cardboard bins:
This post is part of our Tip of the Week series for spring term 2012. Stay tuned to this blog on Mondays and our Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesdays for more in the future!
Time for our Question of the Week!
The first person to answer correctly will win an OSU water bottle like this one!
Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below), on our Facebook page or tweet it to @osurecycling on Twitter.
What are the two organizations that were under the sponsor tent at last week’s Earth Week Community Fair?
(Hint: See our photo album from the event.)
The Student Sustainability Initiative and Campus Recycling!
In celebration of Earth Week, Printing and Mailing Services officially became Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®) certified. Oregon State University makes a positive difference by being smarter, greener, healthier, safer, kinder, sustainable and more. Printing and Mailing Services takes these very seriously and is committed to doing its share to accomplish these points as well as help to preserve the world’s resources.
Established in 1993 as a response to concerns over global deforestation, FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC certification provides a credible link between responsible production and consumption of forest products, enabling consumers and businesses to make purchasing decisions that benefit people and the environment as well as providing ongoing business value.
In addition to now being able to offer FSC certified papers and Chain-of-Custody certification to orders, Printing and Mailing Services approaches sustainability in many ways. The use of cutting-edge digital equipment helps to provide for less waste and less consumption in all projects printed. Paper choices are also a big part in helping the environment and standard “house” stocks are not only FSC certified papers, but also contain 30% Post Consumer Waste (PCW) classifying them as recycled papers. Toner used in all digital equipment is environmentally non-toxic and a cartridge recycling program is in place.
Ari Grossman-Naples, Associate Director of Printing and Mailing Services, commented “We are very excited to be fully FSC certified and completing the process during Earth Week. This program and its offerings will blend well with the many other outstanding efforts and programs that promote sustainability within Oregon State University.”
For more information about Forest Stewardship Council, visit their web site at www.fscus.org
For more information about the Rainforest Alliance, visit their web site at www.rainforest-alliance.org
Recyclable of the week: Cartons
See more details in our online Recycle Guide or download our brochure.
WHAT is accepted:
These are the only plastic-coated paper products that are accepted for recycling:
HOW to recycle it:
Empty or rinse (the easiest way to do this with rectangular cartons is to cut the top open) and place in the nearest bin. Containers should not have food residue on them, as this can 1) create an unpleasant or harmful work environment for people working in our recycling sorting facility and 2) food residue could spill onto other recyclables like paper, preventing them from being recyclable.
A "slim jim" bin is for containers (plastic, metal, glass and cartons).
WHERE to recycle it:
Recycle in a bin labeled “Bottles & Cans” or “Containers,” most commonly a “slim jim” (pictured, right) in offices, or blue barrels in residence halls. See where the container bins are in your building by visiting our Locations and Schedule webpage.
NOT accepted in container bins:
This post is part of our Tip of the Week series for spring term 2012. Stay tuned to this blog on Mondays and our Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesdays for more in the future!
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