The Penn State Trash to Treasure Sale Who

If you’re not part of the solution… Last year during Move Out Penn State

Objectives of this study • Understand why students do or do not donate goods

Study Design Survey p Population: University Park students living on campus p Convenience sample

The Data Set 44 completed surveys p 21 females, 23 males p 23 Freshmen

Awareness and Donations p Less than half ( 20 of 44) were aware of

Awareness and Donations p The primary reason that people did not donate to the

Concern about Waste p Most individuals are either ‘rather concerned’ (22 of 44) or

Conclusions p Most students are simply unaware p Most of those that are aware

Conclusions p Given that most are quite concerned about waste generation and the primary

Recommendations p An opportunity p Right group to address p Right way to address

Win-Win Situation p Environment n Less waste for landfill p Individual Patrons get nice

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The Penn State Trash to Treasure Sale: Who Donates and Why? Laura Dininni Department of Agricultural and Extension Education Penn State University

If you’re not part of the solution… Last year during Move Out Penn State Students donated 80 tons of usable goods to the Trash to Treasure Stadium Sale p Another 110 tons went to a landfill. p

Objectives of this study • Understand why students do or do not donate goods • Basis to evaluate current trash to treasure promotional campaigns

Study Design Survey p Population: University Park students living on campus p Convenience sample p Data Collection p n n Dorms Dining Halls

The Data Set 44 completed surveys p 21 females, 23 males p 23 Freshmen p 14 Sophomore p 5 Junior p 2 Senior p

Results

Awareness and Donations p Less than half ( 20 of 44) were aware of the trash to treasure sale p Of those that were aware of the sale, over half (13) made donations to the sale p All of those who donated last year will do so again this year

Awareness and Donations p The primary reason that people did not donate to the sale was that they didn’t know about the sale (14 of 20) p Of those that were aware of the sale, most (14 of 20) found out about it through fliers in the dorms. p Others (4 of 20) heard about it through a class

Concern about Waste p Most individuals are either ‘rather concerned’ (22 of 44) or ‘very concerned’ (12 of 44) about the amount of waste generated at Move Out every year p Six were ‘concerned’, 2 were ‘sort of concerned’ and 2 were ‘not at all concerned’

Conclusions p Most students are simply unaware p Most of those that are aware donate n Recognize benefit to self and other p Past n donors will donate again Easy

Conclusions p Given that most are quite concerned about waste generation and the primary reason for not donating was lack of awareness… p Promotional campaign could be more successful p Recommendations

Recommendations p An opportunity p Right group to address p Right way to address p We care

Win-Win Situation p Environment n Less waste for landfill p Individual Patrons get nice stuff cheap n Students “Give it up for good” n p Community n Money spent goes to Centre County United Way then back into the community

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