Ecologue

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Kyle Joseph. Who: Kyle Joseph, Student Worker for Recycling and Surplus for the last year and a half. What he does here: I service all department buildings and Residence halls, and any other OSU owned buildings, with their paper, cardboard, and plastic recycling. I also surplus furniture from rooms and offices […]

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Shelley Willis. Who: Shelley Willis, Property Specialist for Surplus Property since July. What she does here: When departments have items they no longer need, we process all the items and determine whether the item could be resold, repurposed, or recycled. One fave thing about her job: When some mysterious piece of […]

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Reedcyler. Who: Kyle Reed, Student Outreach Assistant for Campus Recycling for the last two years. What he does here: I help plan and execute all of the recycling events on campus, and work closely with volunteers in the Waste Watchers club. I also spearhead the department compost program. One fave […]

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Pete Lepre. Who: Pete Lepre, Recycling Program Manager for Campus Recycling for the last 10 years. What he does here: I am in charge of operations and overall maintenance of the recycling program. This includes responding to recycling requests from the campus community, managing recycling collection routes, and supervising staff […]

The OSUsed Store is open for a 3-day clearance sale Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 26-28, at 12-4 pm each day. Take advantage of extended hours and extra low prices. Specially marked items throughout the store will be on clearance and drop in price each day – 25% off Wednesday, 50% off Thursday and 75% […]

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Ian King. Who: Ian King, a Student Worker for Surplus for the last 3 months. What he does here: I mainly work in receiving where I help manage what comes in from all around campus and decide whether it gets sold at the store, recycled, or trashed. I also cashier […]

This edition of our Recycling/Surplus Staff Spotlight features Andrea Norris. Who: Andrea Norris (“Dre”), Marketing & Development Coordinator for Recycling and Surplus for almost 7 years What she does here: I work on recycling and surplus events, electronic and print marketing, the Waste Watchers club, recycling pilot programs, program assessment, and long-term planning. One fave […]

Time for another Staff Spotlight! Who: Colton Gruber, a Student Worker for Surplus for the last 4 months. What he does here: I help manage eBay and the lost and found, price items for the OSUsed Store, and cashier on sale days. One fave thing about his job: I get to listen to music or […]

Time for another Staff Spotlight! Who: Rae Delay, Materials Manager for Surplus and Campus Recycling for the last 6.5 years. What she does here: Manage any materials, including waste, leaving campus. One fave thing about her job: Finding a second use for items. If she could improve one thing about waste reduction at OSU: That […]

Most people we talk to have something spring to mind when we ask if they have questions about recycling or waste reduction. How about you? Please submit your questions below in the comments or on the form at http://tiny.cc/trash-talk. If your question is selected, Campus Recycling staff will answer in a video response in our […]