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Get your fix at Tuesday's Repair Fair

Repair Fairs are a twice-per-term event series sponsored by the student group Waste Watchers, a joint group of Campus Recycling and the Student Sustainability Initiative. The way it works: You bring your broken items and volunteers show you how to repair your belongings, plus you can drop-in for demos to learn new D.I.Y. skills! Read […]

Question of the Week: 2014 Earth Week Themes

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a 20 oz. reusable OSU water bottle. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week Earth Week is an annual celebration of environmental awareness […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Rachel Tholl

Name: Rachel Tholl Title: Membership Chairwoman Degree: Bachelors in Education and French Year: Second When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Fall term of 2013. What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? I really like the Repair Fairs. I always have at least one […]

Question of the Week: Foodprint Challenge

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable OSU spork. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week The Eco2Go program offers students a sustainable means to eat out by […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Walker Holden

Name: Walker Holden Title: Star Volunteer Degree: Environmental Science Year: 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? I love the Repair Fair that we hold twice a […]

Discount Drawing Sales at the OSUsed Store Wednesday and Saturday

Come to the OSUsed Store sales on Wednesday, April 16, 12:00-3:00 pm and/or Saturday, April 19, 9:00 am – 12 pm and reach in the egg basket for a chance to draw a sale price of 25, 50 or 75% off one item! Terms: Coupons exclude spot bid and online merchandise. Use of coupons are […]

RecycleMania 2014 Civil War Results

The final results for this year’s RecycleMania Civil War are in! The winner of this year’s competition is…University of Oregon. This is the second consecutive year that UO has won the recycling Civil War. Overall, we collected 238,916 lbs of recycling (plus an additional 44,333 lbs of organics in compost), and 545,871 lbs of trash […]

Question of the Week: Items in Container Recycling

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable stainless steel OSU coffee mug. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week Which item shown below does NOT go into the […]

Question of the Week: "All in the Hall" Buildings

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable cold cup (with straw). Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week “All in the Hall” is a pilot program starting this […]

Question of the Week: Confidential Shredding Discount

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable OSU spork. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week This week, we are offering a discount for any departments who place […]