2024 Dump & Run

August 2024

You can continue to drop off your gently used household items at the university’s Stock Pavilion, 1402 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, through Saturday, August 17. Remaining dates and times are as follows:

• Today, Friday, August 16, until 4 p.m.
• Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Accepted items include clothing in nearly new condition, furniture, school supplies, working electronics, small kitchen appliances, books, toys, lawn and garden items, and similar items. For a complete list of items that will or will not be accepted visit, https://www.universityymca.org/what-we-offer/programs/dump-run.

The Big Sale will be held Move-In Weekend at the Stock Pavilion:

• Saturday, August 24, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $4 admission, free for U. of I. or Parkland students
• Sunday, August 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., $3/bag sale and 1/2 price furniture; 2:30 to 3 p.m., free sale, leftover items are free at this time

Spring 2024

The university’s end-of-the-semester Dump & Run ® event is expanding to multiple campus locations to make it easier for students and others at the U of I to donate unwanted personal items (no university property will be allowed) at the end of the semester and prevent useful belongings from reaching the landfill prematurely.

From Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 12, eight 20’ x 8’mobile storage units will be placed near campus residence halls where students can put surplus or gently used items into bulk boxes inside the containers. Each day, the containers will be open for donations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (see the container locations, schedule, and approved items list below). Throughout the week, the donations will be picked up by local participating charities Salt & Light, Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County, the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, and Goodwill.

CONTAINER LOCATIONS

• Barton Hall/Flagg Hall/Weston Hall/Student Dining and Residential Programs Building
• Florida Avenue Residence Halls (Oglesby Hall)
• Hopkins Hall
• Illinois Street Residence Halls (Wardall Hall)
• Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls (Allen Hall)*
• Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls (Babcock Hall)
• Sherman Hall

*two container locations

ACCEPTED ITEMS*

*Please note the transfer of university property will not be allowed. The management or disposal of university-procured items must be in accordance with all applicable State and U of I policies and guidelines (e.g., FABweb and the University Surplus Warehouse). For more information about those processes and operations visit https://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/equipment-management/surplus-warehouse-operations/.

• Accessories (handbags, belts, scarves, hats, etc.)
• Appliances – small to medium size (coffee makers, kettles, mini-fridges, microwaves, etc.)
• Books
• Collectibles/antiques
• Computers and equipment (printers, cables, speakers, hard drives, monitors, etc.)
• Clothing (rips and tears are okay – but must be washed)
• Electronics
• Food (nonperishable, unopened – even if past the expiration date)
• Furniture
• Housewares (dishes, mirrors, decorative accessories, etc.)
• Jewelry
• Linens
• Lamps
• Multimedia (DVDs, CDs, records, etc.)
• Shoes
• TVs (flat screen only)

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Broken items (appliances, computers and equipment, furniture, housewares) etc.  – anything that is not really in selling condition
• Perishable or opened foods and beverages
• Mattresses or box springs
• Cleaning products
• Hazardous materials (paint, aerosols, chemicals, alcohols)