I'm looking for examples of creative initiatives or events which support reuse behavior - specifically related to second-hand furniture, furnishings and household items.
I am particularly interested in student housing and communities with transient (often student) populations. This could include campuses or municipalities with programs that connect students to second-hand outlets or to one another (beyond common classifieds / freecycling websites) or regular sales, swaps, education on furnished accommodations, etc.
Ashlea Hegedus-Viola
Canada
Reuse (Furnishings in Student Households)
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Kaiser Permanente's Community Benefit program, based in Portland OR has a surplus property donation program for non-profit groups. On any given day, surplus inventory which changes constantly may include anything from used lab equipment, desk lamps, dental chairs, shower curtains to office and waiting room furniture. For more information, email [email protected]
Theresa Cross
MS RD CD
Clark County Public Health
United States
Hi Ashlrea,
You might check out the Spring Move Out Project, a collaboration between the City of Burlington, University of Vermont, Chittenden Solid Waste District, ReSOURCE (formerly Recycle North), Burlington Neighborhood Project, Champlain College, and St. Michael's College. The partners meet I think once a month 4-5 months before the 'SMOP' date to coordinate details and outreach efforts. I think the waste district came up with the idea originally; the folks there I think would be happy to chat with you: (802) 872-8100. They've done this for several years now - maybe 6 or 7? and it is pretty successful.
Webpage for the event (which of course doesn't explain the work that goes into it):
http://www.cswd.net/events/smop.shtml
Elaine Wang
Climate and Environmental Programs
Institute for Sustainable Communities
United States
http://www.iscvt.org
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With the proliferation and spread of bedbugs, please consider precuations to prevent their dissemination through used furniture.
Thomas Orr
Mesa County Health Department
United States