Turning Dorm Move-out From Wasteful To Charitable

As many students clean out their group houses, apartments or dormitory rooms at the end of the semester, they often find they have items that are either unwanted or difficult to transport home. Georgetown is one of several area schools that have partnered with local charities so that end-of-the-year castoffs can find a a new life in the homes of in-need families instead of landing in a dumpster. Knowing that many of these donations might have wound up in a landfill and are instead being put to good use is something that might help students reevaluate their own consumption habits. Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/georgetown-gwu-and-umd-make-move-out-season-less-wasteful/2012/05/19/gIQAUlSIbU_blog.html?wprss=rss_campus-overload