Moving out? With some simple planning, you can help not only reduce your carbon footprint, but also give your gently used household items and furniture a loving home. UCLA students will have an opportunity to donate unwanted and gently used household and bulky items, including furniture as part of the Sustainable Move Out efforts. Partnering with local nonprofits, LA City Council District 5, LA Sanitation, and campus partners, UCLA will host events in the North Village and on the Hill on campus.
UCLA students who reside off campus will be able to donate and dispose of their unwanted bulky items at several locations throughout the North Village. These drop-off locations will provide opportunities to donate items to nonprofit organizations. They will also serve as trash pickup zones for those items that cannot be repurposed. Volunteers will be on hand to help determine if items can be donated or need to be discarded.
UCLA students who reside on-campus will be able to donate small housing items for reuse across the Hill.
Flyers and additional info coming soon.
Why Should I Donate?
- Reducing and efficiently managing our waste is one of the ways we can reduce our environmental footprint. As a community, we can get closer to our zero waste goals by using lower-waste alternatives and changing our habits. Each of us has the power to make a difference in our everyday lives!
- Rethinking where rubbish ends up is not just about protecting the environment — it concerns people as well. Landfills are often located in lower socioeconomic areas, with waste potentially close to homes. One person’s trash can be harmful to another, making zero waste a social justice issue.
- Keeping our communities clean is important, not just in terms of appearance, but to ensure all people can safely accesss the sidewalks and streets.
- While you may have no further need for the items, if they’re in good condition, others could give them a new home.
Photo from the LA Times
When Can I Donate Items?
Event dates will be announced in the coming months.
Where Can I Drop Off Items?
Locations on and off campus will be announced soon.
What Can I Donate?
A majority of home goods are acceptable for donation. However, our partners have some items they cannot accept. Please refer to below for accepted and not accepted items at each of our partners. Electronic and Universal waste are NOT accepted at this event and can be dropped off at a S.A.F.E. center with more info here.
Will accept:
- Artwork and home decor
- Books
- Furniture
- Small chairs
- Side and coffee tables
- Desks
- Housewares
- Lamps
- Plates, glasses, mugs, silverware
- Small rugs
- CD’s, DVD’s, video game consoles
- Flat screen tv’s
- Small electronics
- Working microwaves and mini fridges
- Gently used towels and blankets
Will not accept:
- Cassettes
- Appliances
- Beds, bed frames, headboards, futons, sofa sleepers
- Gym equipment
- Carpets
- Tools
- Humidifiers
- Bulky items
- Medical supplies
- Office furniture
- Mattresses
How Can I Volunteer?
Volunteer registration coming soon.
Local Discounts for Participation
List of participating businesses coming soon.
Last Years Partner Organizations
Resources for Property Owners
As students plan to move out of their apartments, encourage them to responsibly dispose of their unwanted furniture and household items. With simple planning, they can help reduce waste that ends up on nearby sidewalks and ultimately, in landfills. Here are some ways in which you can encourage residents to properly dispose of their belonging:
- Provide or post a list of nonprofit organizations where they can schedule a donation pick up. UCLA Thrift Shop, Council Thrift Shop, Out of the Closet, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and St. Joseph’s are just a few options.
- Provide a 311 flyer so they can schedule a Los Angeles Sanitation bulky item pick up BEFORE they set the items on the curb.
- If a large number of tenants are moving out at the same time, you can offer to schedule a donation or bulky item pickup for the building and notify your tenants of the pick up date.
- Request additional trash pickups from your waste management comapny.
- Encourage students to participate in Sustainable Move Out (events will take place in June).
Please note: dumping furniture, e-waste, materials, packaging, and equipment on L.A. streets, sidewalks, and alleys is a crime and is subject to increased fines or criminal prosecution.
The City is cracking down on those who trash our sidewalks and streets: Penalties for violations under City and/or State law are now punishable by a fine ranging from a $200 fine to as much as $25,000 and/or jail time.
To dispose of electronic waste, universal waste, and some hazardous waste you can drop them off at L.A. run S.A.F.E. center housed on campus at 550 Charles E Young Drive West (at the corner of Strathmore & Charles E Young Drive West). Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8am – 2pm, with e-waste only accepted on Saturdays. More info here.
Resources to remove unwanted items year round:
City of Los Angeles Bulky Item Pickup | Pickup Please – Pickup Service
Local thrift stores for donation drop offs:
UCLA Thrift Shop | Council Thrift Shop | Out of the Closet | Habitat for Humanity ReStore