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May Repair Fair: Free repairs and D.I.Y. demos

Bring those broken or damaged items to the May Repair Fair on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The event will be held at the OSU Recycling Warehouse, aka the OSUsed Store (644 SW 13th Street). Volunteers will teach you how to fix your broken items; attend demos to learn more skills! See the list below […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Amy Salisbury

Name: Amy Salisbury Title/Nickname: Membership Chair Degree: Civil Engineering Year in School: Freshman When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? October 2014 What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? “Spin to Win” and “Got a Mug? Get FREE Coffee!” What keeps you volunteering with the Waste Watchers? I […]

Get your fix at the April Repair Fair!

Bring those broken or damaged items to the April Repair Fair on Tuesday, April 28 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM. This time, the event will be held at the Student Experience Center Plaza (2251 SW Jefferson Way) located between the Student Experience Center and the MU Quad. Volunteers will teach you how to fix your broken items; attend demos […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Zach Stark

Name: Zachary Stark Title/Nickname: Zachster Degree: Electrical Engineering Year in School: Sophomore When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Last year, winter term What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? Repair Fairs hands down. What keeps you volunteering with the Waste Watchers? The people are so nice and […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Shannon Ritz

Name: Shannon Ritz Title/Nickname: “Shannanigans” Degree: Fisheries & Wildlife Science Year in School: Freshman When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? I began volunteering at the beginning of Fall term. What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? My favorite project has been the Repair Fairs. What keeps […]

Congrats Beavers! We’re recycling champs

It was a close one, but OSU won the RecycleMania Civil War against the University of Oregon! This win comes after two consecutive years of losses. The annual competition pit us against UO to see which university could recycle the most over 8-weeks. OSU ended this year’s competition with 11.9 to 11.8 – only 0.07 […]

Volunteer with Waste Watchers this Spring!

Get Involved with the Waste Watchers Interested in volunteering on campus? Gaining leadership skills? Making an impact on sustainability? If any of these describe you, the Waste Watchers club may be the right fit for you! Drop by our weekly meetings: Spring Term Meetings WHEN: Tuesdays, Mar 31 – June 2 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Cristina Riani

Name: Cristina Riani Title/Nickname: Cristicat Degree: Environmental Science Year in School: Freshman When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? October 2014 What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? Hard choice but I think Recycling Mythbusters. What keeps you volunteering with the Waste Watchers? I found a group of […]

Get Used! 5 WasteHacks to get you buying used

WasteHacks [wāst-haks] pl. noun – any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that reduces waste in all walks of life. This term, Campus Recycling and the Waste Watchers will share with you easy WasteHacks so you don’t waste time or materials. WasteHacks for Buying Used Prices have gone up noticeably for everyday items like clothing and […]

Are you buying waste? 6 WasteHack secrets to reduce packaging

WasteHacks [wāst-haks] pl. noun – any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that reduces waste in all walks of life. This term, Campus Recycling and the Waste Watchers will share with you easy WasteHacks so you don’t waste time or materials. WasteHacks for Buying Less Packaging. Found along roadways and snagged in fencing. Dangling from […]