Indiana University Bloomington
Tier2-6: Move-Out Waste Reduction

The mission of the Hoosier-to-Hoosier Community Sale (H2H) is 1) to divert reusable items generated during the student move-out from the landfill, 2) to prevent additional resource consumption by selling collected items to students and community members in order to 3) raise funds for local charities and other organizations. H2H aims to intercept reusable items that would otherwise end up in the landfill from IU dormitories, Greek houses, and off-campus student housing. Items will be collected starting in late April/early May during the student move-out, primarily from the dormitories and Greek housing, and in off-campus housing primarily in late July and early August. Under an agreement with the IU Athletics Department, collected items will be stored under the bleachers at the southwest corner of the football stadium from early May through the 3rd week of August. This year the sale was held on August 21, 2010. Both the collection of items and the sale were largely volunteer-powered. 20 tons of materials were collected and resold. This first ever initiative raised $10,487.10, which was donated to United Way and Habitat for Humanity to help them with their respective missions to help our neighbors in Monroe County.