Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.21
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Mills College
OP-T2-43: Move-Out Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Britta Bullard
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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Does the institution have a program to reduce residence hall move-out waste?:
Yes

A brief description of the program:

During the move-out process at the end of the year, many students discover that there are items they no longer want. The Reusables Drive provides the opportunity for students to donate the items they do not need, directing them toward the Re-Use Depot or local charities. This program keeps our resources in the community and extends their useful life.

Donated storage pods, labeled Reusables Drive, are placed in the parking lot directly next to each residence hall. They provide students with a dry, enclosed location to donate their items. They are available to students the last week before move-out. The Re-Use Depot closes the Friday before the last day of instruction in order to make room for the Reusables Drive operations.

The Sustainability Coordinator and a team of student workers collect the donated items, sort them according to their appropriate destinations, and direct them to either the Re-Use Depot or local organizations.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
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