The days leading up to and after the last day of school Freshmen are forced out of the dorms and in to the streets. On this occasion, tons of waste are created, in a situation similar to Moving Day for the off-campus students. Sorority Girls and Bros, somewhat foolishly, tend to throw out lots of stuff so that they don't have to bring it home or put it in storage. This leads to opportunites for more Dumpster Diving, a way of Living Cheaply.
Laudably, R4 Recycling organizes a Resource Recovery Drive which designates areas that these "resources" are to be put. There is always at least one location for every dorm complex. Simply go by those zones and rummage through for tons of great stuff. Everything left is later put up for sale at their Resource Recovery Exchange for ridiculously cheap prices.
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One year I got six carpets. - JackHaskel
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I got to fill my car up with Freshmen goodness! Later in the Year R4 sells their stuff at a small fee. I got 9 shirts for $4.50, some were even new shirts with the tags on. - RohiniJasavala
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R4 also puts signs up saying that property left in the designated area is officially university property and taking it is theft. I don't know if this is ever enforced but it sounds like a bad idea. —OscarSabino
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That seems kinda shady on r4's part.... —StevenDaubert
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Most donation places (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc) have similar signs. Possibly for liability reasons ("I got this lamp that burnt down my house from R4!")? Or just to keep the commercial scavengers (thrift stores) out? —ＪＷ
At the end of August, the ![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
City of Davis Recycling Program has it's yearly Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program to reduce waste from turnover. Volunteering opportunities are available.
