What is Cooperative Reuse?
“Cal Move Out” brings together the resources of the university, the city, in an effort to decrease the environmental and social impacts of illegal dumping in near-campus neighborhoods at the end of the school year. Cooperative Reuse is an annual student-led furniture exchange program first started by Berkeley Student Cooperative in 2018. Since then, we have partnered with the City of Berkeley, on-campus organizations, and businesses including Goodwill and Gig Car Share to expand the program and accept more items than ever before.
In 2023, students accepted nearly 200,000 pounds of reusable household items, including hundreds of mattresses, 476 chairs, one kitchen island, and 145 couches. In partnership with Goodwill, the program diverted nearly 10,000 pounds of clothes, books and housewares from the landfill.
Learn more about this year’s Cooperative Reuse event here!
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