Pacific Lutheran University
Tier2-6: Move-Out Waste Reduction

During move out, there are bins in each residence hall. The Surplus Store is important throughout the year, but becomes most useful to students during move out time. The purpose is for students to put their unwanted items into bins in their residence halls. Once in the bins, things are often taken out and used by others, and whatever remains after students move out goes to various places. Items: Clothes: donated Commons dishes: returned to the UC and reused the following year. Decreases the amount of dishes that have to be re-purchased. Personal Care Items: Donated to local Churches Books Electronics: must be removed, because they cannot go in the regular trash cans. Carpet: At one point, went to PLU’s carpet supply company, but the market has gone dry for used carpet. Now, it is either recovered and resold, or recycled and used for its petroleum. Encouraging students to reuse No longer storing carpet (summer)—instead encouraging students to get area rugs There still is carpet recycling provided at the end of the year for those who do have carpet.