Reducing Student Move-out Waste with the City Alexi Lamm Indiana University Office of Sustainability

60 miles to Terre Haute at 6 mpg UN Photo/Evan Schneider.

Hoosier to Hoosier (H2H) aims to 1.divert reusable items from the landfill during student move-out, 2.prevent additional resource consumption by selling collected items to students and community members, and 3.raise funds for local charities and other organizations.

Second Annual H2H Sale Collection:May-August Storage:Semi-trailers Sale Day:August 20, 2011 Sale Venue:IU Gladstein Fieldhouse

Why off-campus? 75% of students live off-campus –42,000 students –11,000 on-campus housing Landlords pay tipping fees On-campus collection since 2002 –12 residence halls

Organization

Joint Publicity City Sustainability Coordinator on Steering Committee City paper coverage

Resale Trail Habitat ReStore Average: $1,700 Actual: $5,100 St. Mark’s Extravaganza Goal: $5,000 Actual: $8,000

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Donations

Collection IU Residence Halls Rental Companies Renaissance Rentals Olympus Properties Abode, Inc. IU Real Estate Jeanne Walters Realty Parker Real Estate Mgmt. Regency Mgmt Service Greek Houses Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Delta Delta Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Delta Pi Beta Phi Sigma Nu Sigma Delta Tau Sigma Phi Epsilon Zeta Tau Alpha

Challenges Coordinating Apartment Complexes Individual pickup requests –Scheduling –Size of pickup Drop-Offs Bedbugs –Truck –Volunteers

Community Support Volunteers Trucks –Habitat –Jeanne Walters Food – Swing-In Pizza – Mad Mushroom Pizza – Jimmy John’s – Bloomington Bagel Company

2010 Figures 2011 Figures 900 shoppers 100+ volunteers $10,469 gross sales Estimated 20 tons 1,800 shoppers 209 volunteers $17,603 gross sales 27 tons

Questions Photo by Sam Park