SLU REUSES - DON’T TRASH IT- STASH IT!

You might have wondered what that trailer was doing in the lot by Gunnison Chapel!…

Last spring several students teamed up with the Conservation Council to work with Facilities Operations on a Reuse Initiative. The group of hard working, environmentally aware students were responsible for it– and they developed the “SLU Reuse Initiative” program that in their words is:

“…designed to eliminate the excessive amount of reusable items St. Lawrence currently places in landfills at the end of each academic year. It is designed to contribute to both the St. Lawrence campus and Canton Community. Our hope is to form a collaborative effort to place reusable items where there is need in the local community.”

The trailer, with a volunteer staff, accepted from students used and working items of furniture, small appliances, computers, etc., and items of clothing that would otherwise have been dumped for waste.

Many items were donated to local agencies. Anything left over was sold in the fall at a “Reuse Fair”–these were often the same items that students needed again when classes resumed. Funds from sales go towards helping the program continue..

The invitation to donate items was extended to faculty and staff.