Come Thrift with Us!
Come celebrate Earth Month at our FREE Thrift Pop-Up! The Earth Month Thrift Pop-Up is an opportunity for the University of Utah community to practice sustainability by participating in a free, secondhand self-serve market. Attendees are invited to take their pick from a collection of used clothing items. This event encourages thrifting as a sustainable alternative to fast fashion, helping divert clothing from landfills while promoting reuse within our campus community.
Earth Month Thrift Pop Up
When: Thursday, April 2nd, 10am-2pm
Where: Union West Ballroom
What Goes Around Comes Around
A FREE On-Campus Pop-Up Thrift ShopDid you know the Office for Sustainability Education hosts the largest FREE thrift shop on campus? Well, you do now! Join us to contribute to the circular economy, keep textiles out of the landfill and find your new favorite clothing item!
When students move out of their residence halls at the end of the year, they donate gently used items like linens, bathroom and kitchen supplies, clothing and unopened food stuffs. We keep all these items out of landfill by donating food to the Feed U Pantry and redistributing everything else to students in a free pop-up thrift shop at the beginning of the next semester. The program, fondly known as “WGACA,” helps meet students’ basic needs, promotes a circular economy and moves toward a zero waste campus.
If you want to ensure access to these items for the fall semester, please contact the Basic Needs Collective.
Contribute to our Circular Economy - Donate to What Goes Around Comes Around
Live in the residence halls or know someone who does? From April 13 to May 2, 2026, you can donate gently used clothing, bedding, kitchen items, and hygiene products in red donation carts at Lassonde Studios, Kahlert Village, Peterson Heritage Center (PHC), and the Epicenter.
Your donations help divert thousands of pounds of waste from the landfill—and you get to shop for FREE!
Stay tuned: We're planning our Fall pop-up thrift shop where you can shop for clothing and textiles for Fall semester 2026.
Look for the signs and drop off your stuff—help the planet and refresh your space!
WE ACCEPT
Clothing
Shoes
Pillows
Sheets
Blankets
Kitchenware
Household decor
Non-perishable food (unopened only)
Books
Unused notebooks
Refrigerators & other appliances
WE DO NOT ACCEPT
Dirty/unwashed clothing, bedding, dishes, etc.
Underwear
Socks
Foam & mattress pads
Opened food
Opened or used hygiene products
Weapons
Sofas & other large furniture
Past What Goes Around Comes Around Events
Take a look back at the fun collections and pop-up thrift shops we've hosted in the past!
