The BGSU Campus ReStore
The Office of Campus Sustainability is working to reduce the amount of solid waste generated on campus while conserving natural resources through the practice of "re-use" at BGSU!
The BGSU Campus ReStore
Operated by Campus Sustainability to reduce landfill waste and offer a wide variety of gently-used, donated items from campus to BGSU students, faculty, & staff!
The Campus ReStore is located in the McDonald Hall Annex which is the northern subsection of the McDonald Residence Hall. Campus ReStore patrons should enter through the sliding glass double-doors off of College Avenue, across from Life Sciences.
Next Event:
Campus ReStore Surplus Sale
July 21-22
10AM - 2PM
No BGSU ID needed for our community sale. More details to come.
What to Know Before You Go:
Credit/debit card only — no cash accepted
Inventory will rotate on Day 2
Bring your own reusable bag
Entry & exit through Lot J/west side of the building only
Fair limit policy will apply to select items*
All items sold as is — no refunds
You must transport all purchases off-site
*limit one mini-fridge and one microwave per person
Follow Campus Sustainability on social media for most current updates!
Donate to the ReStore!
We have a donation bin outside our main entrance! Available for anyone to drop off when the glass hallway doors are open, generally between 7:30am and 5pm.
Also, does your office or campus organization have unused supplies/items that others could find useful? Instead of sending them to the landfill, donate them to be reused through BGSU's ReStore thrift sale events!
Want to Donate Items?
Simply submit a request & we'll pick it up within a few days!
(Please box or pack items)
Follow the link below and enter your BGSU login information to view the Work Request page. Select the appropriate location on campus to pickup from and describe the items you want to donate to the Campus ReStore.
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, July 21st
10AM - 2PM
Wednesday, July 22nd
10AM - 2PM
Check out our BGSU Serves page for opportunities to help stock the store and run the store during our events!
BGSU Campus ReStore Policy
- You are limited to ONE reasonable size bag of items only.
- NO creating piles of stuff.
- NO shopping for multiple people.
- Once you leave, NO re-entry.
- Failure to follow Restore policy will result in removal from store.
2026 will mark BGSU’s Office of Campus Sustainability’s 24th annual "When You Move Out, Don’t Throw It Out" (WYMO) program, a campus-wide reuse and waste-reduction initiative! WYMO collects still-usable, but unwanted, items from students as they're moving out from the residence halls to prevent these items from getting sent to a landfill.
These items are then offered to local nonprofits as well as given back to the BGSU community at special ReStore events throughout the year.
Non-profits/Charities benefitted in 2025-2026 (so far) include:
City of Bowling Green City Schools Athletics Program
Goodwill Industries of NW Ohio
St. Thomas More University Parish Food Pantry
St. Vincent de Paul Non-profit Thrift Store
On Campus:
BGSU Office of the Dean of Students
BGSU Office of International Programs and Partnerships
Updated: 06/01/2026 08:29PM