Tips and Resources to help your Move Out

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Reuse, Recycling, and Disposal Services

• Bring your reusable furniture and mattresses to the SW parking lot of Clark Kerr May 17-27th for Cooperative Reuse!

• Berkeley residents can drop off up to 2 mattresses / box springs / futons for free at the Transfer Station.

• City of Berkeley has bulky waste pick-up for large items that need to go to landfill

• City of Berkeley instructions for Mattress Recycling

• Cooperative Reuse is accepting e-waste. Additionally, the Ewaste Collective is accepting electronic waste drop-offs for free, and the Transfer Station is accepting up to 2 free electronics.

• The City of Berkeley is allowing 2 extra bags of trash; and you can work with your property owner to call 311 to order extra recycling and trash service.

• Extra trash can be brought directly to the Transfer Station for a fee. 

• See the Ecology Center’s tips for keeping curbside recycling safe and their sorting guide.

• Donate your food to Cooperative Reuse or the Alameda County Food Bank.

• For more donation opportunities, view StopWaste’s RE:Source Guide or the City of Berkeley's Reuse Guide.

• Waterside Workshops: Donate your bikes to a great education and training program where youth learn how to fix their bicycles and get job training.

• Uhuru Furniture: Picks up furniture and collectible donations in a one-hour time slot. Supports African community self-determination. Email pics of potential donations to oakland@uhurufurniture.org.

• Drug/medication disposal: UHS has a drug disposal bin, open to students and the community for unwanted to expired residential pharmaceuticals.

Moving & Storage resources — go in with roommates to share costs!

• Use a car share (such as Gig) or rent a pick up truck to move items to your new home, the Transfer Station or a recycling location. Home Depot, U-Haul and other moving companies have small trucks.

• Hire a moving company to pack, move, store and/or ship your belongings

  • Up and Up Moving Company was founded by a Cal Alum ’16, offers a sliding scale to low-income students, is worker-owned and based in Oakland!

  • U-Haul has a special storage discount for students and a moving program oriented towards students.

• Rent a storage unit or pod. Here is a list of nearby storage units and their costs.

Other Resources

• Read this Op-Ed about Cooperative Reuse written by Chloe Liu.

• In 2021, the Cal Move Out Coalition received a proclamation from the City of Berkeley for Cooperative Reuse

• Check out this 2020 article from Berkeley News

• Report illegal dumping in Berkeley: click here or call 3-1-1.

• Check out The Ecology Center where you can learn more about zero waste and sustainable living.

• StopWaste.org offers a wide range of waste prevention and recycling services.

• Guide to sorting waste on the UCB campus

• Learn more about Zero Waste at Cal