Four men crowded around a dysfunctional rice cooker, slowly dismantling it. Its anatomy was foreign to them, but like surgeons, they were determined to learn the process by which it operated. And soon, they breathed life into it once again. This is just one of the many scenarios that occurred at the May Repair Fair. Thirty-nine [...]
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Recycling – May Repair Fair Recap
Monday, June 3rd, 2013Recycling/Surplus – You can help OSU donate 22,000 lbs during res. hall move-out
Friday, May 31st, 2013Did you know that in 2012 over 20,000 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 22,000 pounds, and you can help,…whether or not you live in a hall! How You Can Help LIVE IN A RESIDENCE [...]
Surplus – May Dot Sale on the 22nd
Monday, May 20th, 2013Come to the OSUsed Store on Wednesday, May 22nd between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m, where all dotted merchandise will be 75% off, and white tag items (housewares) will all be 50% off! The OSUsed Store is located at 644 SW 13th Street in Corvallis (view on Google Maps). We will have many items for personal [...]
Recycling/Surplus – Repair Fair Wed. May 29: Free repairs and demonstrations
Thursday, May 16th, 2013Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Wednesday, May 29th between the hours of 5:30 and 7:30 pm for our last Repair Fair of the year! Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things. Save money, save natural resources and be part of [...]
Recycling – What are the Repair Fairs? Watch the video and save the date for May 29!
Friday, May 10th, 2013Have you heard about the Repair Fairs? If not, be sure to watch our video which gives an inside look: The video was filmed by Waste Watcher Jodie Davaz at the February Repair Fair. Be sure to mark your calendars, for we will be holding our last Repair Fair of the year on Wednesday, May [...]
Recycling – April Repair Fair Recap
Monday, May 6th, 2013Blue skies did not keep the broken items at bay for April’s Repair Fair. This month’s event brought a total of 42 attendees for both repairs and demonstrations, and a total of 30 items were successfully repaired. The item of interest that raised the most eyebrows this time was a model ship, whose bow had [...]
Recycling/Surplus – Repair Fair Mon. April 29: Free repairs and demonstrations
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Monday, April 29th between the hours of 6 and 8 pm for our Repair Fair! Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things! Save money, save natural resources and be part of a growing culture of [...]
Surplus – Get 25% off on our Earth Week Sale April 24th
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Visit our Facebook page (no account required) to learn how you can save 25% off your entire purchase at our April 24, 12-3 pm Earth Week Sale. Sale price excludes spot bid and online sale items. This event is part of Earth Week, a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness [...]
Recycling – Earth Week kicks off tomorrow! Runs April 20-27.
Friday, April 19th, 2013At OSU, we have been celebrating Earth Day ever since the first one in 1970. But we’re too hardcore for just one day of observance of this amazing planet we live on, so we celebrate for a full week! Hence: Earth Week, a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and [...]
Surplus – Discount Drawing Sale March 27th
Friday, March 22nd, 2013Come to the OSUsed Store on Wednesday, March 27th between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m and reach in the egg basket for a chance to draw a sale price of 25, 50 or 75% off one item! Customers have a 7 in 10 chance of drawing a sale price. Sale prices exclude spot bid and online [...]
