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If you are interested in sustainability, and presumably you are as a visitor of this blog, you may be thinking about how to go beyond throw-away trinkets to show your love this Valentine’s Day. Might we suggest you both show your support for sustainability and appreciation for your loved ones by sharing recycling-themed E-Cards? Visit […]

Time for our Question of the Week! The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a reusable 20 oz OSU water bottle! Submit your answer here (“Leave a Reply,” below) or on our Facebook page. Only one post per person, please. – See more at: http://oregonstate.edu/sustainability/blog/2014/01/question-of-the-week-plastic-clamshells/#sthash.sdx62pMx.dpuf Time for our Question of the […]

OSU Rec Sports, in partnership with Surplus Property, will host a sale of used outdoor sporting equipment this Saturday, February 15 at McAlexander Fieldhouse. The event will be held 8:30-11:30 am but we recommend coming before 10 am for the best selection. Come find great deals on used gear including camping, skiing, climbing, boating and […]

Tim DeChristopher is famous for his disruption in an oil and gas land lease auction where he outbid the rest in order to protect fragile land in southern Utah.Soon after he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for what was considered a civil disobedient act. Tim has been out of prison for less […]

By Mythbuster Kyle Reed Who are the Recycling Mythbusters? We are Kyle “Reedcycler” Reed, Amanda “Jill of All Trades” Abbott and Rachel “Waste Watcher” Tholl. This term we will be introducing you to some recycling-based myths, and busting them so you don’t have to. Together we are the Recycling Mythbusters. We don’t just tell the myths, […]

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Are you interested in alternative ways to create fuel? The new bioenergy minor within OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences provides students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a growing and diverse field. Addressing the need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels is a society-wide issue with potentially large rewards. Solving this problem is dependent […]

By Mythbuster Rachel Tholl Who are the Recycling Mythbusters? We are Kyle “Reedcycler” Reed, Amanda “Jill of All Trades” Abbott and Rachel “Waste Watcher” Tholl. This term we will be introducing you to some recycling-based myths, and busting them so you don’t have to. Together we are the Recycling Mythbusters. We don’t just tell the myths, […]

Time for our Question of the Week! This week, post a photo of yourself on our Facebook page with the RecycleMania Trash monster by Thursday at 5 pm to be entered to win a reusable cold cup with straw! Details The Trash Monster is in the center of the Memorial Union Quad. Please post the photo […]

If you have passed through the Memorial Union Quad yet this week, you may have noticed a new presence: a heaping, stinking beast most foul! The RecycleMania Trash Monster, as it’s known, was built by our student volunteer team the Waste Watchers last week. It is built a monster out of 260 lbs. of trash […]