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Repair Fair Feb. 27th: free repairs and demonstrations

Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Wednesday, February 27th between the hours of 5 and 7 pm for our Repair Fair! Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things (see list below for what’s on offer this time)! Repair demonstrations also offered. […]

RecycleMania continues with competitions, coupons, crafts and composting

RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition between universities, which started January 20th and runs through March 30th. OSU is competing to recycle the most both nationally and in the Civil War with the University of Oregon. As of this blog post, we are leading Oregon 3.05 to 2.74 lbs. per person! Calendar Events and […]

RecycleMania 2013 has begun! Check out the event calendar.

RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition between universities, which started Sunday and runs through March 30. We are offering events and other opportunities every week; here’s the line-up for the next couple weeks: RecycleMania Kickoff Display: January 22-25, Memorial Union Quad January Repair Fair: Monday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, Recycling Warehouse, 644 SW 13th […]

Join the plastic jellyfish sculpture construction party Thursday

Want a break from your busy schedule, and a chance to do something hands-on and fun with others who are interested in recycling? Come to our Jellyfish Sculpture Construction Party this Thursday, January 17 at 5:00-7:30 pm in the OSU recycling warehouse! There you can lend a hand building a trio of giant jellyfish out […]

Start Composting in Your Department!

Did you know that Campus Recycling offers composting in departments and buildings on campus? Throughout the term, we’ll be outreaching to students, staff, and faculty to expand this program. Here’s what you can do, as staff/faculty or a student: Staff & Faculty 1. Sign-up for composting in your building There are two main options for […]

Now's the time to join the Master Recycler class for 2013

Become a Master Recycler in 2013! Some spaces remain in the 2013 Linn and Benton Master Recycler class offered by OSU Campus Recycling and Republic Services. WHEN: Tuesdays, Jan 8th through Feb 26th, 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Kearney Hall 305 (on the OSU Corvallis campus at 14th and Campus Way) WHAT: This once-per-week, […]

OSUsed Store End of Year Clearance December 19th

Don’t miss the OSUsed Store’s last public sale of 2012 on Wednesday, December 19th, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – much of our merchandise will be marked 75% off, plus all housewares will be 50% off! We will be closed to the public for two weeks following the December 19th sale, reopening on January 9, […]

WANTED: Your opinion on winter term RecycleMania activities!

We want to know what YOU want to see happen for RecycleMania 2013 (Jan 20 – March 30)! Background RecycleMania is a 10-week competition for U.S. college and university recycling programs to see who can recycle the most! OSU competes both nationally, as well as locally in the RecycleMania Civil War, created by OSU and […]

America Recycles Day collection event exceeds 2011 results

On November 15, OSU hosted its second annual special recycling collection event in the Memorial Union Brick Mall for America Recycles Day. The purpose of the event was to give the opportunity to recycle hard-to-recycle items all in one convenient location, as well as educate people about recycling and waste reduction all year long. Materials […]

Next Repair Fair offered on November 26th

Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Monday, November 26 between the hours of 6 and 8 pm for our second Repair Fair, this one for the month of November. Bring your broken items and questions; volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things (see list below for what’s […]