Ecologue

Did you know that last year over 22,000 lbs of material was diverted from the landfill and given to local non-profits? This year the goal is to reach 24,000 lbs, and you can help! How You Can Help Live in a Residence Hall? You can prepare for Move-Out by lightening your load now! Bring home […]

Name: Walker Holden Title/Nickname: Cheer Bear Degree: Environmental Science Year in School: Sophomore 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? The Repair Fair and Coffee Cup Coup What keeps you volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Great People and […]

Name: Jessica Collins Title/Nickname: Star Volunteer/J-Dawg Degree: Environmental Sciences with an option in Conservation and Sustainability Year in School: 2nd When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Fall of 2013 What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? I’m going to go with the first thing that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fourty-five 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 year […]

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 […]