Every May, perfectly good furniture goes to the landfill. Every August, freshmen buy it brand new.
US colleges generate massive move-out waste because there's no easy way to hand stuff off when everyone's moving at the same time. It's not a lack of caring — it's a logistics problem.
12.1M
tons furniture waste/yr
0.3%
furniture recycled
$12.2B
dorm furnishing spend/yr
4,000+
US colleges affected
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