Moving students’ donated home items available at the Free Furniture Market

From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 27-31, university students moving out of campus-area apartments can drop off furniture, household items, small appliances, clothing, cleaning supplies, unopened food and more at seven donation stations throughout North and West Campus:

• Camino Flats, 2810 Salado St. (near 28th Street)
• Croix Condos, 706 W 25th St. (parking lot across from The Block on 25th Street)
• Escala Condos, 1000 W 26th St. (near 26th and San Gabriel streets)
• Lenox Condos, 915 W 23rd St. (near 23rd and San Gabriel streets)
• Texas Tri Delta, 503 W 27th St. (parking lot on Nueces near 27th Street)
• Pearl Street Co-op, 2000 Pearl St. (near 21st Street)
• UT Whitaker Courts Parking Lot, 287 W 51st St. (near the tennis courts)

“MoveOutATX is an easy way for students to give back to the community while moving out,” said Austin Resource Recovery Director Richard McHale. “Students can get rid of their gently used items in a convenient way while keeping reusable items out of the landfill. This program is helping us reach our zero waste goals while supporting the local economy.” Those donations feed into the Free Furniture Market, open 6:30–8 p.m. July 27-31 and 8-10 a.m. Aug. 1. Austin Area Urban League, Austin Creative Reuse, Goodwill Central Texas, Salvation Army Family Stores, UT Outpost and Arms of Hope will transfer donated furniture pieces from the donation stations to the market at the UT Austin Whitaker Courts Parking Lot, 287 W 51st St. Items will be made available to Austinites on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of two pieces of furniture per person. Participants must be able to load and transport items themselves and must sign a liability waiver. Volunteers – who’ll receive cold drinks, snacks, cool-it towels and discounts to local businesses – are needed to staff the Free Furniture Market and can sign up for 2.5-hour shifts at MoveOutATX.org.