Dump & Run® – Graduate Housing Edition in July

The university’s summer Dump & Run ® grad housing event makes it easier for grad students and others at the U. of I. to donate unwanted personal items (no university property will be allowed) to prevent useful belongings from reaching the landfill prematurely.

From Monday, July 7 to Thursday, July 31, 20’ x 8’ mobile storage units will be placed near campus grad student housing locations: four at Orchard Downs and one in Ashton Woods. 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 the local participating Goodwill.

From Monday, July 7 to Thursday, July 31, 8 a.m. to 8.pm.

CONTAINER LOCATIONS

• • 4 at Orchard Downs

• • 1 at Ashton Woods

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.busfin.uillinois.edu/equipment_management/surplus_transfers_disposals.

• 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
• 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, homemade, open foods and beverages
• Mattresses, mattress toppers, or box springs
• Cleaning products
• Hazardous materials (paint, aerosols, chemicals, alcohols)

University YMCA Big Sale – Coming August 2025

You can drop off your gently used household items at the university’s Stock Pavilion, 1402 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, from August 4 through Saturday, August 16. Remaining dates and times are as follows:

• Saturday, August 23: 8 a.m.–3 p.m.: $5 admission
  Free admission for U. of I. and Parkland students.
• Sunday, August 24: 11 am–2 p.m.: $3 bag sale and 1/2 price furniture. Free admission for all.
  2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.: “Free sale.”

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 more information on acceptable items and what is not collected or to make a request for collection pickup, visit the University YMCA’s website.

Dump & Run is a registered trademark of the University YMCA.

For the successful operation of our donation sites, we ask that individuals not remain on the premises after dropping off donations. Please note that once items are donated, they become the property of the University of Illinois and may not be retrieved or removed by donors or others. Unauthorized removal of donation items is not permitted.