Project Move Out aids community, diverts unwanted items from landfill
June 4, 2015
Last month, Project Move Out distributed 48,299 pounds of students' donated items to families and organizations in need.
Now in its 15th year, Project Move Out allows students to donate items they no longer need as they prepare to leave the area at the end of the spring semester. Project Move Out benefits local community members and keeps donated items out of landfills.
Project Move Out this year was a collaborative effort between Purdue's Boiler Volunteer Network, the Office of Civic Engagement and Leadership Development, University Residences, and the Office of University Sustainability. Volunteers worked two-hour shifts May 8-12 to unload trucks and sort donated items at the Purdue Armory.
Project Move Out saw a 19 percent increase in the amount of waste diverted from landfills from its 2014 total of 40,456 pounds. Donated items included food, clothing, electronics, books, furniture and luggage. Project Move Out diverted 141 futons, nine televisions, 92 refrigerators, and 57 microwaves from landfills. The items were given to local community relief organizations.
