Islington Council has teamed up with CRISP, a reuse charity, to collect items that students no longer want at the end of term from Islington's Halls of Residence.
The scheme was launched at the Rosebury Halls of Residence, University of London, this month and nearly one tonne of materials was taken away to be reused including items such as kitchen equipment, clothes and furniture.
CRISP will pass the useful items on to charities such as TRAID, Crisis, St Mungo's and Battersea Dogs Home. The collections mean that useful items do not end up going to landfill but instead get passed on to a good cause for redistribution.
With over 3,800 students living in seventeen Halls of Residence in Islington and many students moving at the end of each term this scheme will have a significant impact in diverting waste from landfill. It is estimated than an average of ¾ tonnes of material will be collected from each of the Halls of Residence for reuse.
Project Manager Jamie Quinn of CRISP said "We are very pleased with the success of the scheme, university staff and student volunteers have really helped us to put a big dent in the waste peak created at the end of the academic year. The support of the London Borough of Islington amongst others demonstrates their commitment to make zero waste a reality amongst London's student population. We look forward to a continued relationship with Islington and in the future running a London wide student reuse campaign."
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