WYMO Program

The annual "When You Move Out, Don't Throw It Out" (WYMO) program began at BGSU in 2002, and is a campus-wide reuse and waste-reduction initiative!

The purpose of the WYMO Program is to provide students with a place to donate their unwanted, still-usable items as they're moving out of apartments or residence halls, to prevent these items from getting sent to a landfill and to make those items avaliable to those who need and can use them.

Fall Semester Moveout 2026

Donations for fall moveout should be taken to the donation bin in the McDonald Hall Annex hallway in front of the ReStore entrance. A map showing the location of this bin is shown below with a picture of the bin included.

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Questions?

Email us at greenbg@bgsu.edu.

All Residence Halls

Greek Townhouses

BTSU Lobby

Entry gates, pictured here, are the main way customers gain access to Amazon Just Walk Out technology-powerd stores.

Markets

Items that students can donate includes:

Clothing/shoes of any kind
Non-perishable food (use up those extra falcon dollars to buy food to donate!)
Personal items/toiletries
Electronics and kitchen appliances
Household items
Books
Games
Sporting goods
Small furniture
Decorations/whatnots
Cleaning/office supplies
ANYTHING still usable that anyone who is moving out of their residence hall, Greek townhouse, or apartment is willing to donate!

WYMO has benefited multiple non-profits in the past including:

Ashera's Garden
Aurora Project
BGSU Falcon Food Pantry
BGSU Office of International Programs and Partnerships
BGSU School of Nursing
BGSU Sustainability programs
BG City Schools
Better World Books
Bittersweet Farms
Brown Bag Food Project
CASA Program
Cherry Street Mission
Children's Resource Center
Clothesline
Cocoon Shelter
Cocoon Shelter Food Bank
Defiance County Furniture Bank
Easter Seals
First Step Family Violence Intervention Center
First United Methodist Church
Food Recovery Network
Fostoria Baptist Church
Goodwill
Global Opportunities @ UT
Habitat for Humanity
Helping Hands of St. Louis
Howard's Freestore
Humane Society
The Link
Lutheran Home of Mercy
Off The Streets Toledo
Perrysburg Heights Community Association
Salvation Army
St. Aloysius Church
St. Mark's Lutheran
St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry
St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store, Toledo
The Fringe
Many individual groups and families in need

Collection by the Numbers:

2025 - 20,071 lbs
2024 - 22,193 lbs
2023 - 21,248 lbs
2022 - 19,092 lbs
2021 - 19,247 lbs
2020 - Limited Collection*
2019 - 26,580 lbs
2018 - 23,800 lbs
2017 - 18,727 lbs
2016 - 17,591 lbs
2015 - 16,286 lbs

*A truncated collection took place in the Spring of 2020, which was impacted by early student departure due to COVID-19 and other issues. While all donations were distributed to local food pantries and nonprofits, no weights are available.