Office of Student Life
Off-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement

Move Out/Move In

City of Columbus and OSU Continue Partnership Offering Extra Trash Collection and Sustainability Options for Students Move Out/Move In

Drop-off and Recycle Locations throughout the Off-Campus Area Start July 24

It’s the time of year when old leases for off-campus apartments are ending and new leases are starting. Many students will move in, and move out, through July and August. It also means a huge amount of trash and other items may be discarded in the process. 

The City of Columbus, in partnership with The Ohio State University Office of Student Life and the University District Organization, will offer nearly 50 temporary collection sites to serve students moving out of or into off-campus housing before fall semester starts. The annual effort supports sustainability, prevents illegal dumping and adds convenience for students by collecting extra trash, recyclables and bulk furniture.

In addition, students can donate gently used and laundered clothing to the Monda Student Resource Center’s Reid Family Career Closet in the bin outside their location in the Younkin Success Center. Students can drive into the alley behind Younkin and call the MSRC at 614-688-2508. A volunteer will collect the donations directly from the car.  

The city’s Division of Refuse Collection manages the massive Move Out/Move In operations in the off-campus area. From July 24 to August 11, drop-off collection locations will be designated for household trash, large items such as furniture and mattresses, cardboard boxes and other recyclables. Furniture and other items in good shape will be donated for reuse. 

Refuse Collection also operates the city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, 2100 Alum Creek Dr. and 1550 Georgesville Rd., where students may drop off many acceptable items for reuse, recycling, donation or proper disposal, including mattresses, furniture, electronics, food scraps and recyclables. Learn more at https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection.

This list of the temporary Refuse Collection drop-off facilities in the University District indicates what items are accepted at each location from July 24 to August 11. All locations are set up on the street, or in the alley or parking lot behind the address unless otherwise noted.

A locations map and other helpful Move Out/Move In resources are available at https://www.universitydistrict.org/move. Learn more about what’s acceptable for recycling dumpster drop-off at https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection/Recycling.

On-street or in-alley dumpsters at these locations will collect bulk furniture, bagged household trash and smaller items:

  • 2351 W. Patterson Ave. – next to Tuttle Pool – plus recycling dumpster
  • 36 E. Woodruff Ave. – Ohio Stater Apartments – plus recycling dumpster
  • 2005 Iuka Ave. – at the underpass
  • 2040 Iuka Ave.
  • 35 E. Lane Ave.
  • 88 E. Lane Ave.
  • 179 Lane Ave.
  • 220 E. Lane Ave.
  • 144 E. Norwich Ave.
  • 106 W. Norwich Ave.
  • 94 Frambes Ave.
  • 274 E. 13th Ave.
  • 285 E. 13th Ave.
  • 293 E. 14th Ave.
  • 293 E. 15th Ave.
  • 140 E. 16th Ave.
  • 198 E. 16th Ave.
  • 225 E. 16th Ave. – plus recycling dumpster
  • 286 E. 16th Ave.
  • 243-247 E. 18th Ave.
  • 315 E. 19th Ave.
  • 1923 N. 4th St.
  • 2150 N. 4th St. – on the hill
  • 1629 Summit St.
  • 1726 Summit St.
  • 1816 Summit St.
  • 158 Chittenden Ave.
  • 15 Northwood Ave.
  • 491 Alden Ave.
  • 2251 Neil Ave.
  • 1954 Indianola Ave.
  • 1943 Waldeck Ave.
  • 1570 Highland St.

These additional sites will be taped off and designated for bulk drop-off such as furniture in the alleys behind:

  • 117 W. Norwich Ave.
  • 176-178 E. Norwich Ave.
  • 1975 Summit St.
  • 165 E. 11th Ave.
  • 174 E. 12th Ave. – plus recycling dumpster
  • 55 E. Blake Ave. – church parking lot

Recycling-only dumpsters at these locations will collect cardboard boxes and other recyclable items:

  • 2351 W. Patterson Ave. – next to Tuttle Pool
  • 2150 N. 4th St. – on the hill
  • 36 E. Woodruff Ave. – Ohio Stater Inn
  • 2471 N. High St.
  • 142 W. 8th Ave.
  • 237 W. 8th Ave.
  • 77 W. 10th Ave.
  • 78 W. 10th Ave.
  • 110 12th Ave.
  • 174 12th Ave.
  • 191 E. 14th Ave.
  • 204 E. 14th Ave.
  • 225 E. 16th Ave – end of alley
  • 319 E. 17th Ave.
  • 65 E. 18th Ave.

On-street dumpster locations may require temporary parking restrictions. To avoid a parking ticket, students and others should be aware of temporary No Stopping signs enforced around these locations.