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  • Inside FOD’s Game Day Operations

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | September 21, 2026
    By the time the first fans make their way toward Ohio Stadium on a football Saturday, Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) crews have already been working for hours. By the early hours of the morning they’re placing recycling cans, distributing bags to tailgaters, clearing litter, servicing overflowing containers and helping visitors navigate campus. By the time the final whistle blows on...
    A man wearing a high visibility vest checking a trash bin.

  • Giving Materials a Second Life Through Recycling and Reuse

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | September 2, 2026
    Across Ohio State, faculty, staff and students are finding creative ways to keep materials in use and out of the landfill. From recycling hard-to-recycle plastics to repurposing materials for research and other campus uses, these efforts demonstrate how collaboration can help extend the useful life of materials. Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) Recycling and Refuse Services (RRS) works...
    Numerous small plants in black plastic cups with white paper identifiers sticking out of them.

  • Turn Your Office Cleanout Into a Recycling Win

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | July 30, 2026
    As the new academic year begins, many departments are organizing offices, storage rooms and shared spaces to prepare for the return of students, faculty and staff. Before sending unwanted materials to the landfill, consider how your cleanout can support waste reduction efforts across campus. The FOD Recycling and Refuse Services team is here to help make your office cleanout as sustainable as...
    An office with four red recycling bins and cleaning supplies.

  • FOD Helps Students Turn Campus into Living Laboratory for Sustainability Innovation

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | July 28, 2026
    At Ohio State, sustainability is more than a classroom concept. Through partnerships with Facilities Operations and Development (FOD), students are creating living laboratory spaces on campus where innovative ideas can be tested, refined and scaled to make a lasting impact. One of the latest examples is an air quality monitoring initiative led by the student environmental organization ECOspace. In...
    Students gather, smiling.

  • Recycle Your Plastic Plant Pots

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | June 29, 2026
    Help make a positive impact on the environment and free up space during the plastic pot recycling event that runs from Monday, July 6, through Monday, July 27. Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) Recycling and Refuse Services and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) are teaming up to collect your unwanted plant pots, cell packs, and trays so that they can...
    Six blue recycle bins

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