Reduce End of Year Waste

Have your own supply swap at your school to trade excess supplies with your colleagues. This is an option you can put together with support from your colleagues and PA/PTA. You never know what someone else needs!

1. Pick a space: A classroom, a hallway, a corner of the lunchroom. Any place with enough space

for people to gather and browse. 

2. Set up tables: A few 6-foot tables is perfect. Cover them with tablecloths if you want to make

your space even more enticing.

3. Put out empty bins: Plastic bins or cardboard boxes will keep supplies organized by category.

4. Pick a time: Choose a single date or multiple days. The more opportunity for people to come, the

better.

5. Promote: Hang fliers around your school, and make announcements at meetings!

6. Keep It Neat: As people drop off materials, try and keep the items sorted into categories. This is a key step! If the supplies are organized, other people will be more encouraged to browse and take the items they might need. The goal is to give away everything you collect!

7. Make a Plan for Excess: Make a plan for any materials left over at the end of the swap. Consider finding a closet or space in your school to store supplies for next year!