Ecologue

Congratulations for the Res. Hall Eco-Challenge Month winners, Weatherford for recycling and Hawley for electricity! Weatherford recycled the most, 3.1 pounds per person over the three weeks, and won the RecycleMania Res. Hall trophy. Hawley used the least amount of electricity compared to an earlier baseline, and won a certificate. See the full results here […]

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 you can see, it is a tight competition this year! Calendar Events and other opportunities are offered […]

Film Plastic & E-waste Collection Week Wed, March 6, 9 am – 7:30 pm, and Weekdays Thurs-Wed, March 7-13, 9 am – 4 pm Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.) Help OSU compete nationally in the RecycleMania electronics and film plastics categories! Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic (see list of accepted […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

For this week only, Monday through Friday, March 19-23, all online requests for pick-up of confidential papers will have the regular 15 cents per pound destruction fee waived. This is for OSU materials only, not personal papers. We encourage departments to take advantage of this opportunity to clear out unneeded files and save money, while […]

As part of RecycleMania, Campus Recycling and the Greek community are partnering up this week for the Greek Challenge: Recycling for the Greater Good. Sororities and fraternities will be competing to collect the most redeemable cans and plastic bottles to fundraise for the OSU Emergency Food Pantry. Students and community members are encouraged to bring […]