Dump & Run® – Graduate Housing Edition

The university’s summer Dump & Run ® grad housing event makes it easier for grad students and others at the U. of I. to donate unwanted personal items (no university property will be allowed) to prevent useful belongings from reaching the landfill prematurely. (To learn about the undergraduate-oriented Dump & Run ® event, visit https://fs.illinois.edu/News/dump-run/)

From Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 31, 20’ x 8’ mobile storage units will be placed near campus grad student housing locations: four at Orchard Downs and one in Ashton Woods. See two maps at the bottom of this News story. Students can put surplus or gently used items into bulk boxes inside the containers. Each day, the containers will be open for donations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (see the container locations, schedule, and approved items list below). Throughout the week, the donations will be picked up by the local participating Goodwill.

From Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 31, 8 a.m. to 8.pm.

CONTAINER LOCATIONS

• • 1 at Ashton Woods
  • 4 at Orchard Downs

ACCEPTED ITEMS*

*Please note the transfer of university property will not be allowed. The management or disposal of university-procured items must be in accordance with all applicable State and U. of I. policies and guidelines (e.g., FABweb and the University Surplus Warehouse). For more information about those processes and operations, visit https://www.busfin.uillinois.edu/equipment_management/surplus_transfers_disposals.

• Clothing, all seasons
• Shoes & boots
• Accessories: purses, belts, scarves, hats, etc.
• Jewelry
• Domestics: linens, curtains, blankets, decorative pillows, area rugs (all sizes, good condition)
• Furniture
• Kitchenware: dishes, cups, glassware, serve ware, utensils, small kitchen appliances
• Housewares: picture frames, wall décor, decorative items, candles
• Interior Lighting: table & floor lamps, hanging lights, chandeliers
• Toys, Games & Puzzles (all parts intact)
• Sports Equipment
• Antiques, Collectables, Knickknacks
• Small/Medium Household
• Appliances: humidifiers, hair appliances, fans, office appliances
• Electronic Items including, but not limited to: computers, laptops, hard drives, monitors, keyboards, mice, cables, speakers, printers, cell phones, DVDs, CDs, VHS or Cassette players, and radios
• Smart/Flat Screen Televisions
• Hand tools & electric power tools
• Exercise equipment (good working order)
• Treadmills (key included, if applicable)
• Corrugated cardboard (for recycling)
• Other items may be accepted at the discretion of management

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Products recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Mattresses, box springs, futon mattresses, hide-a-bed sofas, bed pillows
• Carpet remnants & padding; Building materials; Plumbing fixtures
• Dome hair dryers
• Medical equipment: wheelchairs (electric & manual), oxygen tanks
• Infant/baby equipment: breast pumps, car seats, high chairs, cribs, strollers, etc.
• Sandboxes
• Furniture that is broken or with torn or frayed upholstery
• Gasoline-powered equipment; Commercial or industrial equipment
• Chemicals: cleaning supplies, personal hygiene supplies, paint, toxic chemicals, pesticides, aerosols, drain & oven cleaners
• Firearms, ammunition, and fireworks
• Automobile tires, batteries, parts
• Previously used pet litter boxes or bedding
• Food: canned food, shelf-stable food, pet food, drink bottles/cans, alcoholic beverages
• CRT (tube) televisions
• Full-size refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers & dryers, dishwashers
• Full-size pianos & organs
• Periodicals (magazines)
• Other items may be refused at the discretion of management

Furniture will be resold via Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries. Food will be redistributed back to students via the Campus Recreaction Food Assistance and Well-Being Program (FAWP) and/or the McKinley Foundation’s free Community Dinner program

Dump & Run is a registered trademark of the University YMCA.

For the successful operation of our donation sites, we ask that individuals not remain on the premises after dropping off donations. Please note that once items are donated, they become the property of the University of Illinois and may not be retrieved or removed by donors or others. Unauthorized removal of donation items is not permitted.