Question of the Week: Holiday Food Scraps
Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to provide a correct answer will win a reusable OSU ChicoBag, like the one pictured here. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week Food waste made up 21% of all of the […]
Alternative Spring Break
The Center for Civic Engagement is now accepting applications for their Alternative Spring Break Program! Having started in the early 1980s, these trips focus on engaging students in non-profit service that focuses on social issues like poverty, hunger, homelessness, immigration rights and the environment. Students immerse themselves in an opportunity that allows them to grow […]
Reedcycler's Believe it or Not: Instruments and Islands
Welcome back to Reedcycler’s Believe it or Not! For this week’s weird waste, we’ll be taking a look at an island made from plastic bottles, and the heartwarming story of an orchestra who rose from humble beginnings in a landfill. Orchestra plays instruments made entirely of trash The slum of Cateura, Paraguay sits upon a […]
SSI Professional Development Grantee: Emily Boyer
Emily Boyer received funding to attend the annual conference for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) on October 26. She wrote an Ecologue post about her experience: ____________________________________________ There are many things that drive my desire to do good, on the Oregon State campus, in my larger community in Oregon, […]
Energy Civil War: Beavs v. Ducks
What: Competition with UO utilizing ReRev elliptical machines in the center of the cardio room in Dixon When: November 17-21 Where: Dixon Rec Center, main cardio room upstairs Why: To learn and provide renewable energy on campus, get a great workout, and beat the Ducks! The Energy Civil War is a competitive event hosted by the Student […]
Question of the Week: Oregon's Recycle Rate
Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable OSU utensil set, like the one pictured here. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week Oregon has a history of being […]
Spin to Win! Celebrate America Recycles Day this Friday
Drop by the center of the Memorial Union Quad Friday, Nov. 14 between 12 and 3 PM to help us celebrate America Recycles Day; spin the wheel and answer the trivia questions you land on to win your choice of a reusable spork or utensil set! (Pictured below) America Recycles Day is “a nationally recognized […]
Reedcycler's Believe it or Not: Growing Buildings
It’s time once again for some weird waste! In today’s installment, we’ll look at some experimental ways where buildings are grown instead of built, providing lower impact ways to create large structures. Functional fungus grows house in days Houses made from mushrooms seem like something straight out of a fairy tale. But the Museum of […]
Question of the Week: Boat made of Bottles
Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable 24 oz. OSU water bottle, like the one pictured here. Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. Question of the Week In 2010, a boat […]
Reedcycler's Believe it or Not: Light Topics
Solid waste is only one part of the equation, and it is important to keep yourself aware of the whole problem. That’s why this week, we’ll be delving into stories that relate to both waste and energy. Man secedes from United States to build wind turbine What lengths would you go to be sustainable? For […]