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Recycling/Surplus Staff Spotlight: Jessica Collins

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 […]

Res. Hall Donation Drive breaks record with 17 tons collected

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 […]

3-D Printing with Recycled Plastic

3-D printing technology has advanced so greatly that relatively inexpensive 3-D printers are now available and popping up all over the OSU Campus. The Valley Library recently made 3-D printing available to any student and also has a 24 hour web cam set-up for viewing of the articles being made (http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/3Dprinting). One major drawback at the moment […]

2015 Move-out Donation Drive has begun!

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 […]

May Dot Sale at the OSUsed Store on the 27th

Much of the OSUsed Store’s merchandise will be on sale at our Dot Sale on Wednesday, May 27th between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. Specially marked items throughout the store will be 50% off. All merchandise with orange dots and white tags, as well as chairs, will be buy one, get one free. Orange dotted items […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Walker Holden

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 […]

Waste Watchers Spotlight: Jessica Collins

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 […]

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 […]