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This week, Trash to Treasure is conducting an extensive collection process, taking in clothes, dorm supplies, bedding and anything else students don"t want. The group plans to resell the goods or donate them to charities in the fall semester. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
At the end of every semester, college students across the nation toss billions of furniture, clothes and room decorations away to rid themselves of their unwanted items before the summer. The amount of trash piling up at the end of each year is daunting to say the least. At Tulane University, this is where Trash to Treasure comes in.
Trash to Treasure, an organization that began at Tulane in January 2014, is a volunteer-based organization that collects unwanted items to sort, store and then sell to incoming students the next year. This week, Trash to Treasure is conducting the round-up of cast-off goods in the lobbies of the some of the residence halls on the uptown campus.
“In addition to massive waste reduction, we're giving Tulane students a sustainable, cheap and convenient way to furnish their dorms.”
Margot Habets, Trash to Treasure