Students moving out of campus housing this time of year often leave behind a large amount of waste, from extra-long sheets to mini refrigerators. At the University of San Diego, a group of students sought to address the problem by developing a sustainability initiative called EcoExit.
Launched at the end of the last academic year, EcoExit encourages students to place items like rugs, lamps and other dorm essentials in donation pods on campus instead of throwing them away.
In the program’s first year, students, in partnership with the university’s Changemaker Hub, diverted 4.3 tons of reusable items from landfills. This year, the amount nearly doubled to over 8.5 tons, said Ali Taliaferro, a third-year communication major and co-founder of the initiative, reflecting growing student participation in sustainability efforts on campus.
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