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Project Move Out

Save that item! The Sustainability Committee sponsors Simmons Project Move-Out, a program to collect students’ discarded dorm room items and donate them to local non-profit organizations. Project Move-Out is designed to decrease campus waste during move-out while benefiting a variety of programs, including domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, and rape crisis and sexual assault programs.

At the end of the academic year, in boxes located in the residence halls, students can drop off any of the following items:

  • Clothing
  • Non-Perishable Food Items
  • Toiletries
  • Laundry Detergent
  • Small Appliances
  • Rugs
  • Household Items (kitchenware, utensils, Tupperware, etc.)
  • Books
  • Bedding (towels, comforters, blankets, etc.)
  • Office/School Supplies
  • Furniture (floor lamps, office chairs, futons)
  • Computer equipment

Participating nonprofits include:

  • Elizabeth Stone House
  • Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
  • HarborCOV
  • Renewal House
  • Second Step
  • Transition House
  • Crossroads Family Shelter
  • Reaching Out Against Depression
  • Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project
  • Brazilian Immigrant Center
  • And Others!

Any leftover items will be recycled through the Institution Recycling Network. We appreciate your contributions towards improving campus sustainability!

For more information contact sustain@simmons.edu.