Ecologue

The long-standing Earth Week celebration at OSU is a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and engagement, taking place April 21-28 this year. Whether you are interested in bringing out your wild side at Earth Ball 2012, getting your hands into the dirt at the annual Hoo Haa at the […]

Over 40 years ago, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson helped drive communities across the U.S.  to organize teach-ins for the environment on April 22, 1970 – the first Earth Day. Right here on our campus, OSU students put together a series of events, participating in this landmark date. While Earth Day-related festivities have not occurred every […]

For this week only, Monday through Friday, March 19-23, all online requests for pick-up of confidential papers will have the regular 15 cents per pound destruction fee waived. This is for OSU materials only, not personal papers. We encourage departments to take advantage of this opportunity to clear out unneeded files and save money, while […]

As part of RecycleMania, Campus Recycling and the Greek community are partnering up this week for the Greek Challenge: Recycling for the Greater Good. Sororities and fraternities will be competing to collect the most redeemable cans and plastic bottles to fundraise for the OSU Emergency Food Pantry. Students and community members are encouraged to bring […]

RecycleMania continues! This annual recycling competition amongst U.S. universities is chock-full of activities and opportunities to have fun, recycle your hard-to-recycle items, save money, show your recycling pride, and help OSU win! March calendar: E-Waste Collection: Help OSU win! Wednesday, March 7 at 8:00 am-7:30 pm and Thursday-Wednesday, March 8-9 and 12-14 at 8:00 am-4:00 […]

OSU Campus Recycling and Surplus Property are currently hiring student employees to start as soon as possible. Duties: Sorting and pricing surplus Recycling route pick-ups with state vehicles Posting products online on Ebay and LabX Surplus billing and shipping Other warehouse activities associated with surplus and recycling Loading trucks and lifting Working in a warehouse […]

Many people define sustainability as comprising environmental, economic and social realms combined. Each winter, OSU works toward social sustainability by running the annual Food Drive, which is January 30 through March 2 this year. Among the many drop-off sites are several fundraising events, such as this one, which also supports reuse: Bring 3 or more […]

RecycleMania continues! This annual recycling competition amongst U.S. universities is chock-full of activities and opportunities to have fun, score prizes, show your recycling pride, learn easy tips on how to reduce waste and help OSU win! On offer for February: Res. Hall Competition February 6-24, all res. halls For three weeks during the month of […]

Leap into savings at our evening public sale Wednesday, February 1, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 644 SW 13th Street in Corvallis. Buy any two items in the store, get any item of equal or lesser value for FREE (excluding spot bid and online sales items). Buy green, save green. For more information, visit […]

RecycleMania 2012 is just around the corner, taking place January 22 through March 31 this year! This is a national recycling competition between universities, as well as a Civil War competition between OSU and the UO. RecycleMania is all about offering opportunities to increase awareness of and participation in waste reduction at OSU, now and […]