Campus Recycling now hiring a Student Design Assistant!
Campus Recycling is now hiring for a Student Design Assistant to join our outreach team, to design and implement print and digital media. Job Description Job duties include: Graphic design (constitutes 60% or more of work hours): Designing, ordering and distributing print and digital media such as posters, fliers, recycle bin signs, newspaper ads, and […]
What are the Repair Fairs? Watch the video and save the date for May 29!
Have 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 […]
Repair Fair Monday, April 29: Free repairs and demonstrations
Come 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 […]
Earth Week kicks off tomorrow! Runs April 20-27.
At 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 […]
Global Warming: Changing Course discussion group starts April 2
Northwest Earth Institute discussion courses are a popular way to engage in locally-relevant conversations about the topics of our time. More than 130,000 people worldwide have participated in their discussion courses! Beginning April 2, a Global Warming: Changing Course discussion group is starting in Corvallis at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, NW Circle and 29t St. […]
Now hiring for a recycling Student Outreach Assistant!
Campus Recycling is now hiring for a Student Outreach Assistant to assist the Outreach Coordinator in educating and engaging the OSU community in recycling and waste reduction. Job duties include planning events, coordinating the department compost program, tabling, giving presentations and more. The student will start work in April 2013 and work 12-20 hours/week, at […]
Congrats Weatherford and Hawley Halls: Eco-Challenge winners!
Congratulations for the Res. Hall Eco-Challenge Month winners, Weatherford for recycling and Hawley for electricity! Weatherford recycled the most, 3.1 pounds per person over the three weeks, and won the RecycleMania Res. Hall trophy. Hawley used the least amount of electricity compared to an earlier baseline, and won a certificate. See the full results here […]
RecycleMania continues with a collection week, clothing swap and confidential discount
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 you can see, it is a tight competition this year! Calendar Events and other opportunities are offered […]
Film Plastic and E-Waste Collection Week March 6-13: Help OSU win!
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 […]
Repair Fair Feb. 27th: free repairs and demonstrations
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. […]