Nearly 30 tons of material reused through student moveout program

person in a high-visibility vest moving items on a table behind a sign that has an illustrated sasquatch that says "donate here!"

As spring quarter comes to a close, the thousands of students moving out of the residence halls often have items they no longer need but are still usable. This June, a UW program made sure 59,718 pounds of those items went to local organizations and on-campus reuse groups instead of the waste stream.

The Student Clean-up, Recycle and Move-out, or SCRAM, program is designed to bridge the gap between those unwanted items and organizations looking for donations.

Donate unwanted items during SCRAM

scram site with blue and red bins to collect donations

If you are moving out of an HFS residence hall or apartment, you can donate certain items through the UW’s SCRAM (Student Cleanup, Recycle and Moveout) event. The event runs from August 19 – 23, 2025 and is only open for HFS residents to donate. 

SCRAM donation sites are in the below locations. If there isn’t a donation station in your residence hall, bring your items to a nearby location.

SCRAM donation sites

Sites are drop-off only. Please do not touch or move other donations.