This past month, Planet Aid partnered with the University of Rochester to collect unwanted clothing, shoes, and other textiles from students as they left their dorms for the summer.
"Move-Out Cleanout", the program at the university that facilitates the donations, allows students to donate (rather than dispose of) items in a sustainable manner, and makes this process more accessible on campus.
Planet Aid placed yellow bins outside the doors of each residence building on campus, and over the course of move-out, collected almost 20,000 pounds of textiles.
You can learn more about Move-Out Cleanout and the other non-profit organizations involved at the University of Rochester's Green Dandelion blog.
Photo by John Benson