Ecologue

This edition of our Recycling/Surplus Staff Spotlight features Andrea Norris. Who: Andrea Norris (“Dre”), Marketing & Development Coordinator for Recycling and Surplus for almost 7 years What she does here: I work on recycling and surplus events, electronic and print marketing, the Waste Watchers club, recycling pilot programs, program assessment, and long-term planning. One fave […]

Time for another Staff Spotlight! Who: Colton Gruber, a Student Worker for Surplus for the last 4 months. What he does here: I help manage eBay and the lost and found, price items for the OSUsed Store, and cashier on sale days. One fave thing about his job: I get to listen to music or […]

Time for another Staff Spotlight! Who: Rae Delay, Materials Manager for Surplus and Campus Recycling for the last 6.5 years. What she does here: Manage any materials, including waste, leaving campus. One fave thing about her job: Finding a second use for items. If she could improve one thing about waste reduction at OSU: That […]

Most people we talk to have something spring to mind when we ask if they have questions about recycling or waste reduction. How about you? Please submit your questions below in the comments or on the form at http://tiny.cc/trash-talk. If your question is selected, Campus Recycling staff will answer in a video response in our […]

This week’s Staff Spotlight features Gabe Janzen. Who: Gabe Janzen, a Student IT Worker for Surplus for the last year and a half. What he does here: I refurbish the university’s old computers for resale. One fave thing about his job: Getting to play with a large variety of old and new technology. If he […]

Time for another Staff Spotlight! This week features Steve Schofield. Who: Steve Schofield, Surplus/Warehouse Coordinator for Surplus for the last 4 and a half years. What he does here: I coordinate the influx of surplus on campus and maintain the warehouse space. One fave thing about his job: The variety in the work I do as well as knowing […]

Come by the OSUsed Store for our weekly Wednesday public sale and monthly Saturday sale, where we will have clearance prices on several items in the store. Our hours are: Wednesday, July 15, 12 – 3 pm Saturday, July 18 at 9 am – 12 pm The following items will be on clearance: 50% off: […]

This post is the first of our blog series which will showcase staff from Campus Recycling and Surplus Property and will run regularly during the summer. Who: Jessica Collins, Student Program Assistant for Campus Recycling for the last 9 months. What she does here: Behind the scenes stuff mainly – assisting with coordination of programs, research, data […]

Results are in for this year’s Res. Hall Move-Out Donation Drive and we are pleasantly surprised! An estimated total of 33,950 pounds – or 17 tons – of donations were collected, far exceeding our 24,000-pound goal! This was 1.5 times more than last year and breaks all records we’ve kept since 2010. Every category increased […]

As mentioned in our previous post, OSU hosts the Move-out Donation Drive at the end of each year. This year, our goal is to donate 24,000 lbs, and you can help! How Can I Help? Live in a Res. Hall? Donate your items! It took your 30 weeks to move into your room; now you […]