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 [...]
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Recycling – RecycleMania continues with competitions, coupons, crafts and composting
Monday, February 11th, 2013Recycling – Question of the Week: Department compost
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to to answer correctly 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. Only one guess per person, please. Question of the Week: What are the [...]
Recycling – Start Composting in Your Department!
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013Did 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 [...]
Recycling – WANTED: Your opinion on winter term RecycleMania activities!
Friday, November 30th, 2012We 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 [...]
Recycling – Question of the Week: Thanksgiving turkey…compostable?
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to to answer correctly will win an OSU reusable cold cup like this one! Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below), on our Facebook page or tweet it to @osurecycling on Twitter. Only one guess per person, please. Question of the Week: True or [...]
Recycling – Question of the Week: New Student Picnic recycling rate
Thursday, September 27th, 2012Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to to answer correctly, or get closest to the answer by Friday at 4:00 pm, will win an OSU reusable cold cup like this one! Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below), on our Facebook page or tweet it to @osurecycling on Twitter. Only [...]
Recycling – Wisdom of the Week: Composting with Worms
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Do you want to compost at home or work but don’t have outdoor space or the know-how? If yes, then creating a worm compost bin may be the answer for you. It takes little space, is simple to use and can be made for little or no cost. To get you started, check out this [...]
Recycling – Wisdom of the Week: “75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn’t”
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012Question: Which of these items can be composted? paper cupcake cups hair from your hairbrush cotton clothing used matches latex balloons Answer: All of them, and more! Check out this week’s Wisdom of the Week, “75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn’t,” from the TLC website. Is there anything on the list that [...]
Recycling – Wisdom of the Week: 10 Reuse Ideas for Food Scraps
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012Many of us know that the “3 Rs” are not just a list but a prioritized list, in order of importance: reduce, reuse, recycle. Since reusing is an even better option than recycling, reusing food waste is also a better option than composting it. So, this week’s Wisdom of the Week is the article 10 [...]
Recycling – Our top 10 achievements from 2011-12
Monday, July 30th, 2012The 2011-2012 year came to a close one month ago today, and we at Campus Recycling have been reflecting on how it went, and planning for the next. Here are 10 achievements we’d like to highlight from this past year (in no particular order): 1. AMERICA RECYCLES DAY Hosted an event on this nationally recognized [...]
