Conservation counts

University looks to add up savings from sustainability

CORVALLIS, OR – Six months ago, Oregon State University painters might have poured surplus paint down the drain, thrown empty cans away and kept their shop heated even during the evening when no one was there.

A lot has changed since they started working with Brandon Trelstad, OSU
Painters now recycle metal paint cans, buy quarts when needed instead of gallons of paint, use 30 percent recycled paper, donate extra paint and supplies to non-profit organizations, and check an electricity meter to monitor their energy consumption.

Helping the environment isn