SWAP!

*Clothes, furniture, appliances, nonperishable foods, school supplies, garden tools, DVDs, etc.
Leftovers go to local charities.

The ASU Waste Reduction and Recycling Office hosted our first SWAP to celebrate America Recycles Day on Nov. 16, 2010, in Plemmons Student Union.  The event encouraged students, faculty, staff and community members to drop off unwanted items from home and pick up items from others in an effort to create awareness, reduce consumption, reuse items, save money and build community.  At the SWAP, we collected lots of clothing (mostly women’s), shoes, electronics like a DVD player and a TV, office supplies, movies, kitchen goods, music, and more.  An estimated 150 people came to swap, take, and donate stuff, or stopped by to talk with us about recycling or buy a ticket to Waste Land, the movie showing later that night.  Representatives from the town and county recycling programs Marsha Story and Lisa Doty answered many questions about their services, including tire recycling and composting bin availability.  

Jen Maxwell, ASU’s Resource Conservation Manager, and Crystal Simmons, who is with the Office of Sustainability, supported the event by providing advertising and transportation for many donations.  Interns Michal Duffy and Katie Cavert organized the event, including recruiting volunteers to post signs beforehand, organizing donations, and at the end of the day transporting the goods to local organizations, such as:  the Hospitality House, Hebron Colony Ministry and Ram’s Rack thrift stores in Boone.  Winter coat donations were given to the annual "Give a Family a Coat" drive.  We would like to thank all those who participated in the SWAP.  We hope you will join us next semester for another SWAP to clean out your closets and take away some free items!

Pictures Taken During the SWAP! Event