University of Pennsylvania offices and community partners are continuing concerted efforts to build a cleaner, greener move-out experience for students and adding a new initiative: free curbside pickup of gently used items for off-campus students.

These efforts tie into the principle of being an excellent Philadelphia neighbor that is laid out in Penn’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, and into the goals of Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0.

How can off-campus students donate unwanted items?

Penn Sustainability has contracted with Rego, a data-driven junk removal platform based in University City, to provide pickups from May 16 to 31 for off-campus students who live between 43rd, 40th, and Chestnut streets, and Baltimore Avenue.

Students can visit upenn.liverego.com/refer to select which items they want picked up—such as beds, couches, dressers, tables, desks, electronics, clothing, and home decor—and select their preferred pickup date. Sustainability Director Nina Morris says the Philadelphia Furniture Bank, a nonprofit providing furniture to people exiting homelessness, will pick up items. READ MORE ON PENN TODAY.