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Green Campus Living: Composting at PSU

May 20, 2013 - 1:28pm — Mariah Davis
Do you live on campus or spend a lot of time here? Have you ever wondered what you can do with your food waste, or are you already familiar with composting but don’t know how to do it on campus? It may be easier than you think!

The Bike2PSU Challenge is on

April 30, 2013 - 2:14pm — Laura Gleim
Spring has sprung—and the Bike2PSU Challenge is on. Grab a bike, sign up to ride, and begin logging your trips for a chance to win a new bike.

Take back the tap, Portland State

April 22, 2013 - 12:12pm — Lisa Meersman
Over the years, the students of Take Back the Tap have worked hard to create meaningful change on the PSU campus and we have gained significant support from the campus community. However, as a Portland State alum, a citizen of Portland, and a member of the global community, I was embarrassed to attend “An Evening with Tim Wise” on April 10 and see Dasani bottled water placed on the podium.

Reduce, reuse, recaffeinate during Earth Week

April 16, 2013 - 4:22pm — Kathryn Camp
Did you know that most coffee cups cannot be recycled? It’s a common misconception that coffee cups are recyclable, but really there is a plastic film inside many cups that causes them to end up in a landfill. Usually, the cardboard sleeve is the only part that belongs in the recycling bin.

Green Campus Living: Recycling your e-waste

April 4, 2013 - 10:33am — Emily Waters
As students, we use a lot of technology, and we love it. But now, when our beloved electronics die or break, we don’t have to throw them away. At the end of winter quarter, electronic waste collection bins were put out in three locations on campus for students to safely recycle their e-waste.

Wait...I’m powering the blender? EcoReps pedal for power

March 25, 2013 - 4:00pm — Kristen Purdy
Students at Victor’s Dining Hall were pleasantly surprised, or at least a little perplexed, when a bike generator was brought in to power the smoothie blender.

Managing agricultural runoff on a local farm

February 25, 2013 - 1:56pm — Robert Nuvolini

For the second year in a row, our research team is working with funding through the Institute for Sustainable Solutions's (ISS) Solutions Generator program.

Green cleaning with PSU EcoReps

February 22, 2013 - 10:44am — Deven McCanna
The Portland State EcoReps recently made our own laundry detergent and household disinfectant spray. Homemade cleaning supplies are super simple to make, contain fewer harmful chemicals than most prefabricated products, and are less expensive—only $5.50 for approximately 100 loads!

Conservation conversation

February 14, 2013 - 9:25am — Emily Waters
Discussion, chitchat, small talk, dialogue, conversation. Offering tea, coffee, snacks, and energy-conscious raffle prizes, EcoReps recently spoke with students about ways to reduce their energy consumption.

A tour of Portland’s greenest: coffee, basketball, beer

February 8, 2013 - 10:20am — Fletcher Beaudoin
Coffee. Basketball. Beer. Portland has a lot of great things to offer, but these are three of our best. Mix in a ride on the Streetcar, and you have yourself a true Portland experience. As part of the Oregon Higher Education Conference last week, I led a group of students and staff from three different Oregon universities on a tour featuring three of Portland’s greenest local businesses. And, of course, we did it all by public transit.

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