The Quest for Zero Waste at da Vinci Days Continues Next Month
OSU Campus Recycling, in partnership with da Vinci Days, the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, and Allied Waste, we are coordinating compost collection at the annual da Vinci Days Festival (July 15-17), and we need your help! You will staff a recycling station – greeting attendees and helping them sort their waste into compost, recycling, and trash. […]
Res. Hall Donation Drive Helps the Planet & People
Each year, Campus Recycling and Surplus Property, in conjunction with University Housing and Dining (UHDS), coordinate an effort to reduce waste during residence hall move-out by educating residents and giving them the tools to recycle and donate as much as possible. This not only diverts material from our landfill, but gives new life to used […]
Campus Recycling Offers New Options for Composting in Departments
Composting is a process in which organic materials such as food scraps and fibers are broken down into a natural soil amendment. This not only provides a natural alternative to chemical fertilizers, but also keeps valuable material out of our landfills. The EPA estimates that 26% of the material in U.S. landfills is yard trimmings […]
Apply to the SSI
The SSI is now accepting the last of its applications for 2011 – 2012 positions. If you are (or will be) an OSU student, are interested in sustainability, and are still looking to work or volunteers at a professional level during the 2011 – 2012 school year, you should apply! This is a truly wonderful […]
McNary Hall Wins Residence Hall Recycling Competition
McNary Hall has been declared the RecycleMania Residence Hall Winner, which they earned by having the smallest percentage of recyclables in their dumpster. The hall won a game night for their hall held on April 7, plus a trophy made out of reused materials. Congrats to them! Campus Recycling staff and volunteers audited the contents […]
OSU takes top spot in Oregon for recycling
The RecycleMania 2011 results have been officially released and OSU has once again taken the number one spot in Oregon and held onto the RecycleMania Civil War title! OSU beat UO by recycling and composting 5.5 more lbs per person, holding onto the RecycleMania Civil War trophy, made by UO last year out of reused […]
Preparing Ground at the SSI
It is that time of year again. Last Friday was weeding day at the OSU Student Sustainability Center (SSC) Garden. Plants from last year, which had held the soil together during the rainy winter months, were being removed with the weeds that had sprouted in their midst. Before seeds could be sown for the new crop […]
