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Reduce
Reuse
REFROG

ReFrog is a TCU Sustainability Committee volunteer initiative whose mission is to make TCU's move-out process more sustainable by diverting usable items from the landfill to community members. Students, alumni, parents, faculty, and staff were dismayed to see that in the rush to move out, many students discard perfectly usable items into overflowing dumpsters. In 2023, we teamed up with partners on and off campus to rescue these items from the landfill and get them into the hands of people and organizations who will continue using them.

2025 Donation drive

Where to donate

Drop-off stations will be near:

  1. Sherley Hall

  2. Between Carter and Foster Halls

  3. Between Milton Daniel and Moncrief Halls

  4. Between Clark and Tom Brown/Pete Wright

  5. Worth Hills by King Family Commons

  6. Worth Hills - Pond Drive

  7. Grandmarc

 

Click here to open the donation location map in a new window.

When to donate

Mon 5/5 2-7pm (Foster/Carter and Worth Hills-King Family Commons only)

Tue 5/6 2-7pm (Foster/Carter and Worth Hills-King Family Commons only)

Wed 5/7 12-7pm (all locations)

Thu 5/8 12-7pm (all locations)

Fri 5/9 12-7pm (all locations)

Sat 5/10 9am-1pm (all locations)

What to donate

We can accept the following items if they are in good condition:

  • Office, school, and art supplies

  • Clean, gently-used clothing, shoes, belts, hats, scarves, gloves, jewelry

  • Clean, gently-used sheets and towels

  • Desk and floor lamps

  • Dishes, silverware, cookware, storage containers

  • Unopened, non-perishable food

  • Unopened hygiene products

  • Desk chairs

  • Non-fragile decorations (rugs, curtains, wall hangings, mirrors)

  • Games

  • Electronics (working or not)

  • Headboards

  • Mattresses, mattress toppers, pillows

 

We cannot accept:

  • Opened food, hygiene, or cleaning products

  • Broken or fragile items

  • Items missing parts or pairs

  • Used underwear and socks

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Volunteer

The initiative is staffed entirely by volunteers. By volunteering with us, you’ll help divert furniture, clothing, electronics, and more from landfills—giving them a second life with local community members and organizations.

Join us in making TCU’s move-out process more sustainable. A few hours of your time can make a lasting environmental and social impact!

If you would like to volunteer, please click here or contact ReFrog@tcu.edu.

Our partners

Support for this initiative comes from:

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Donation recipients include:

For more information

Please send any questions, suggestions, or concerns to ReFrog@tcu.edu.

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In 2023, team of 97 volunteers received over 2,000 items, several dumpsters' worth of goods that would have gone to the landfill. In 2024, ReFrog captured even more donatable items, estimated at 10,000 items or 30 dumpsters worth.

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