ReUSE is a UC Berkeley program that functions to foster the spirit of reusing materials rather than throwing them away. In today’s disposable consumer society, it’s hard to reuse things without a system in place. ReUSE tries to create that system by making ReUSE stations on campus where students, faculty and staff can freely exchange reusable goods.
To help divert reusable materials during this hectic move-out season, ReUSE is holding the annual Clothing & Reader Collection!
If you live in the residence halls, donate your readers and notebooks in the labeled blue bins on the ground floor of your building, near the elevator. Drop off your gently-used clothing in the labeled carts in your building’s ground floor lounge. Those of you living in Foothill or Clark Kerr may have different drop-off bin locations – look for signs in your unit for more information.
If you are an off-campus resident, donate your readers and notebooks in the labeled blue bins in the lobbies of Doe, Moffit and VLSB Libraries. We will be collecting through the end of finals week 5/11.
If you have large reusable items, such as furniture, you would like to divert from the landfill, contact the Bear-ly Used Drive (recycle@bsc.coop) for a free pick-up! Or post it on our online materials exchange (exchange.berkeley.edu) to give it away for free to others in the UC Berkeley community!
Thanks for helping to make move-out more sustainable!
The Exchange Move-Out Raffle is Here! 4/29 – 5/5
Want to win $20 to Cheeseboard? Or a Clipper Card loaded with cash?
The website, exchange.berkeley.edu, is similar to a craigslist but it is only accessable by U.C. Berkeley students, staff and faculty. All sorts of items can be posted on the site like furniture, appliances, clothing, and books, and everything is FREE!.
To participate in the raffle, you must register for The Exchange, if you havent already done so. Then, all you have to do is post an item on the site that you no longer want, and you are automatically entered! You can post an item from 4/29-5/5 to be entered!!!
There are many opportunities to win so the odds are in your favor!
We have been nominated as one of UC Berkeley’s “Most Green” clubs on campus by Caliber Magazine!
HELP US WIN BY voting here.
Some of the reasons why we’d love to win this awesome acknowledgement:
- We help divert and reuse THOUSANDS of pounds of material every year.
- Our volunteers bring their own reusable plates/forks to our meetings.
- We provide used office supplies, furniture, readers and other fun stuff for the campus for FREE!
- We’re helping Cal reach Zero Waste by educating everyone about why reuse is sustainable and easy.
Vote by 4/25 – Thanks for your support!
Current freshmen or sophomores only
Deadline to apply is Mon 4/16, one week from today!
5 – 15 hours/week, $11/hour, work study is available
- Contribute to our campus Zero Waste goal by helping oversee and expand the ReUSE program
- Manage ReUSE stations and relations with campus stakeholders, train and maintain a volunteer base, facilitate ReUSE events such as the Reader Giveaway, Clothing Sale, building “reuse before demolition” projects, the Exchange website,
- Design and implement education outreach and material reuse projects and events to show the campus community why reuse is such an important component of waste reduction and sustainability.
- Work closely with ReUSE Manager and Campus Recycling & Refuse Services office
- See attached job description for details and how to apply.
Good luck!
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our Second Chance Clothing Sale in March – we raised over $600 for the ReUSE Program! Final weight of material diverted is still being calculated and finalized, so stay tuned for the numbers in our end-of-semester metrics summary.
Special thanks to the ASUC Student Store for lending us really sturdy clothing racks to use during the sale!
We couldn’t have put on this event without our ReUSE volunteers – thanks for your time!
HARK ALL WHO LOVES CLOTHES!
ReUSE will be holding our bi-annual clothing sale so make sure to stop by when you see the mountain of clothes on Lower Sproul. Think Buffalo Exchange but much cheaper and so much more fun!! All clothes range from $1-3 each. Restock your closet as the seasons are changing!
What: ReUSE 2nd Chance Clothing Sale!
Where: Lower Sproul
When: Tuesday 3/20-Wednesday 3/21 9:00am-4:00pm
How much: Less than $3 a piece!
Why: Come check out our huge selection of clothes–from clothes fit for fashionitas to your basic white t’s. Save clothes from the dreaded landfills through REUSE!
Check out our facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/264857543596872/
Would you like to help our campus reach Zero Waste through reuse? Our group is looking for a few more enthusiastic students to serve as ReUSE Station managers, develop outreach & educate the campus, coordinate and help out at our Reader Giveaways and 2nd Chance Clothing Sales, and hang out with fun sustainability-minded people every other week while enjoying FREE FOOD! Volunteer commitments are about 1 hr / week and schedules are flexible. We’ll be holding our first meeting of the semester this Monday, 2/6 from 7 – 8PM in 204 Dwinelle (we’ll have dinner food!). If you are interested in joining our team, please reply to ucberkeleyreuse@gmail.com, and let us know if you have any food allergies before our first meeting!
Don’t buy that brand new reader for your class just yet! Check out our once-a-semester Reader Giveaway to see if we have a used version of your reader – best of all, you’re saving money and reducing your carbon footprint by saving resources – how’s that for multi-tasking?
What: Spring Reader Giveaway
When: Tuesday 1/24
Time: 9:30 AM – 3 PM
Where: Main Sproul Plaza
Price: Free!
Why: We collect used readers from the res. halls and librarys during move-out in May, and sort and distribute to the campus community at the beginning of every semester.
We gave away a phenomenal supply of readers during our Fall Giveaway so our selection is not as extensive this semester. Come check us out anyway, you never know what you’ll find.
Watch out for our reader collection bins at the end of the semester so you can donate your used readers to keep the cycle going! Sign up on our mailing list for a reminder.
The ReUSE Program accomplished so much this past fall semester, and we couldn’t have done it without your support!
Our volunteers helped maintain and stock our campus stations, through which we diverted over 600 lbs. of binders, folders, and other supplies to the campus community! We even established 4 new stations: Sproul Hall, Tang Center, Lower Sproul / Student Store, and the Capital Projects Promenade.
We held 3 major events – our Fall Reader Giveaway, Second Chance Clothing Sale, and Campbell Hall “Free Days” diverted a total of over 45,000 lbs of readers, clothing and furniture!
To read more about our achievements this past semester, check out our Fall Summary here: Fall 2011 ReUSE Summary
Take your favorite person out to dinner this holiday season by winning an $80 Chez Panisse gift certificate from The Exchange! The Exchange, exchange.berkeley.edu, is UC Berkeley’s own online materials exchange where appliances, furniture, clothing and books are given away for free! All you have to do to enter is register for the site (using your Berkeley.edu email address, if you have not already) and post an item that you no longer want or need between November 28 and December 11. Not only will you be able to get rid of some of that stuff that is cluttering your space, you will also have the opportunity to go to the world-renowned Chez Panisse restaurant on us! This gift certificate is perfect for a holiday dinner for two, and also makes a nice gift. Make sure to check out exchange.berkeley.edu to enter!
