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Come to the weekly OSUsed Store public sale this Wednesday, November 23rd at 12:00 – 3:00 pm at 644 SW 13th Street in Corvallis for our “School Spirit Sale” in celebration of the upcoming Civil War football game. Wear your favorite school’s logo to receive 25% off your entire purchase, excluding spot bid and online […]

The special recycling collection event organized for America Recycles Day on November 15th exceeded the expectations of volunteers and staff who organized it, with higher attendance and material collected than predicted. The event took place in the Memorial Union Brick Mall on Tuesday at 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. “The purpose of the event was […]

WHAT: America Recycles Day @ OSU: Special Recycling Collection WHEN: Tuesday, November 15, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM WHERE: Memorial Union Brick Mall (south end by Bookstore) To celebrate America Recycles Day, OSU wants to help staff, students and departments recycle your hard-to-recycle items! Bring any of the following items to this event for FREE […]

This weekend, October 15th and 16th, OSU will compete in the EPA Game Day Challenge, a nationwide competition between universities to reduce waste at football games. The challenge is to educate football fans about waste reduction, and weigh all the trash and recycling from one game. The EPA takes the data and calculates stats such […]

Ever heard of the OSUsed Store? We are managed by OSU Surplus Property, which collects and resells all property no longer needed by OSU, as well as merchandise from local government agencies. We are open to the public every Wednesday: First Wednesday of the month: 5:30-7:30 pm All other Wednesdays: 12:00-3:00 pm We are also […]

Campus Recycling has joined forces with the Healthy Campus Initiative and Student Dietetic Association on a tap water promotion campaign called “Fresh From the Faucet.” “Fresh from the Faucet” is a project that encourages students at Oregon State to save their money on sugary beverages and tap into their health by choosing tap water as […]

If the OSUsed Store was open on a weekend, would you be more likely to come? When we asked you on Facebook and Twitter, it was an unanimous yes. So we have great news to share: we will be open Saturday, September 10th for your shopping convenience! OSUsed Store YARD SALE & Open House Saturday, […]

Each summer, all the staff in Finance and Administration and their families come together for a luau in nearby Avery Park, a casual event that gives our staff a chance to meet people across our different units and get to know each other better. Starting in 2009, Campus Recycling began collecting compost at the event. […]

The results are in for this year’s da Vinci Days festival waste reduction initiative, and they are astonishing. A few highlights (click to view larger): View the slideshow for full results, photos, methods, and ideas for next year – visit http://tiny.cc/dVD11 (or click the image below). “The primary factor that has allowed us to set […]

The results are in for this year’s donation drive, held annually while students move out of their residence halls. This year we collected 17,558 lbs of donations – 1.5 times as much as in 2010! In comparison to 2010, we collected: ~3,000 lbs of wood (same as last year) 5,736 lbs of clothing, shoes and […]