2021 Move Out: Donations, Recycling, and Waste

DONATIONS

Each year during spring semester Move-Out, the Tufts Office of Sustainability collects donation items as part of its “Trash to Treasures” program. The purpose of Trash to Treasures is to divert salvageable goods from landfills and instead provide them to community members who will use them.

DONATION STATION LOCATIONS

There will be two staffed donation stations, equipped with trailers and collection bins:  

1. Lower Campus (Haskell Hall on Latin Way)
2. Upper Campus (Carmichael Hall Parking Lot) 

There will be four 24/7 UPod drop-off locations:*

1. Haskell Hall on Latin Way
2. Carmichael Hall Parking Lot
3. Lot next to 123 Packard Ave
4. Hill Hall parking lot

For more information about donation station and drop-off locations, visit our 2021 Move Out Donations Map.

DONATION STATION DATES AND HOURS

Wednesday, May 4th – Friday May 7th: No donation stations, but students may drop off accepted donation items at any of the four UPods 24/7

Saturday, May 8th – Friday, May 14th: Lower and upper campus donation stations are open and staffed from 10:00am-5:00pm daily

Saturday, May 15th: Lower and upper campus donation stations are open until 12:00pm

OFF-HOUR DONATING

UPods are open for drop-off at all hours from May 4th through May 15th at 12:00pm.

If someone needs to donate at night or early morning when the donation stations are closed, please drop-off donations inside of one of the four UPod locations.

ACCEPTED DONATION ITEMS 

• Clothing, sheets, shoes
• Household items: storage containers, dorm decor, fans, vacuums, large and small lamps, mirrors, waste bins, laundry baskets
• Dining hall dishes 
• Books and school supplies 
• Crutches and exercise/sports equipment
• Unopened, non-perishable food
• Cleaning supplies: laundry detergent, brooms and sweepers
• Toiletries: Unopened bottles, feminine hygiene products
• Kitchen cookware, working kitchen appliances
• Working electronics
• Furniture
• Rugs
• Media items (DVDs, VHS, CDs, vinyl records, Blu-Ray, etc.)

We will have additional collection bins at both the lower and upper campus donation stations for recycling the following:  

• Plastic film, including grocery bags, air pillows, bubble wrap, and produce bags 
• Broken small electronics   

We DO NOT accept:

• Mattresses
• Pillows
• Hangers
• Hazardous items (for more information about battery and lightbulb recycling at Tufts, visit our specialty recycling webpage)

RECYCLING AND WASTE 

To increase the efficiency of Tufts’ Move Out process, bring your recycling and trash to an outside dumpster. This will ease the load on our hardworking custodial and Facilities staff.

RECYCLING

Recycling dumpsters have blue lids. View up-to-date locations of campus recycling dumpsters on our Eco-Map.

View our website for more information about how-to-recycle and specialty recycling at Tufts.

TRASH

Trash dumpsters have black lids. View up to date locations of campus trash dumpsters on our Eco-Map.

There will additional be large open top trash dumpsters placed at the following locations: Harleston Hall (2), Latin Way (1), Carmichael (1), Talbot (1), Miller Hall (1), and Hill Hall (1).

View our website for more information about how to properly dispose of your waste at Tufts.

QUESTIONS?

Email recycle@tufts.edu.