3-Day Clearance Sale at the OSUsed Store August 22-24
Come to the OSUsed Store‘s special 3-Day Clearance Sale on Wednesday through Friday, August 22 through 24 at 12:00-4:00 pm each day. Each day will be a clearance sale with prices declining throughout the week: 25% off Wednesday, 50% off Thursday and 75% off on Friday! Sales prices apply storewide, with the exception of spot […]
Are you good at fixing things? Repair skills needed!
Citizens of Corvallis and members of the OSU community: Are you good at fixing things? Campus Recycling‘s volunteer team, the Waste Watchers are looking to start a repair workshop where people can bring in common items and get help repairing them rather than buying new. Do you or someone you know have skills fixing things […]
Campus Recycling's top 10 achievements from 2011-12
The 2011-2012 year came to a close one month ago today, and we at Campus Recycling have been reflecting on how it went, and planning for the next. Here are 10 achievements we’d like to highlight from this past year (in no particular order): 1. AMERICA RECYCLES DAY Hosted an event on this nationally recognized […]
OSU F&A Picnic nearly zero waste, recycling staff recognized
Campus Recycling got two great pieces of news from the OSU Finance and Admin BBQ yesterday: 1) Award-Winning Staff! Firstly, our student outreach assistant Lindsey Almarode won the Outstanding Student award in all of Finance and Admin at OSU! The award goes to a student who “demonstrates commitment to excellence in achieving his/her unit’s goals. […]
Hot Days, Hot Prices at the OSUsed Store in August
Surplus Property has doubled our OSUsed Store sale hours for the month of August, bringing you extra opportunities to shop used household items, computers, furniture, sporting goods, bicycles and much more! Our sale dates in August: Evening Sale Wed, 8/1, 5:30-7:30 pm Saturday Sale Sat, 8/4, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Afternoon Sale Wed, 8/8, […]
On-campus students give over 10 tons to nonprofits during move-out
Another academic year has come and gone at OSU, and with the end of the year came the annual Residence Hall Move-Out Donation Drive, an effort to encourage students to donate as much as possible as they move out of the residence halls. This year OSU beat last year’s record and exceeded our 20,000-pound donation […]
Join the da Vinci Days Green Team, get free festival admission
Calling all Waste Warriors! Campus Recycling is once again coordinating composting and recycling at the annual da Vinci Days Festival (July 20-22) and we need your help! Sign-up soon to get your preferred shifts, and free festival admission. How to Volunteer You will either staff a recycling station – greeting attendees and helping them sort […]
Students encouraged to give to non-profits during move-out
On-Campus Students Now and through June 15, OSU Campus Recycling, Surplus Property and University Housing and Dining are coordinating the Res. Hall Move-Out Donation Drive – an effort to reduce waste and benefit community non-profit organizations. Last year, nearly 18,000 pounds of material was diverted from the landfill and given to local non-profits. The goal […]
OSU ranked 5th in national electronics recycling competition, plus other RecycleMania results
In this year’s RecycleMania competition, Oregon took the top spot in Oregon, once again won the Civil War and ranked 5th in the nation in the electronics category of the national competition! See more results in the infographic below. Nearly all good news, but the increase in per capita trash production points to an area […]
You can help OSU reach 20,000 lbs. in the 2012 Res. Hall Move-Out Donation Drive
Did you know that in 2011 nearly 18,000 pounds of material was diverted from the landfill and given to local non-profits as residents moved out of their res. halls? Our goal this year is 20,000 pounds, and you can help! How you can help Live in a Res. Hall? Visit our resident webpage for all […]